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In the Murui-Buue, Matsigenka, Ese Eja and Awajún communities, women's leadership committed to promoting education, women's empowerment, protection of victims of sexual abuse and pride in their identity are strengthened.

The words Awajun Nuwa Waimaku translate as visionary woman in English, but in reality it is something with much more vital meaning. It means "those who have found the way" and have the strength to achieve what they set out to do. The story of each Nuwa Waimaku tells their fight against the dispossession of their territory and the care of their family in the …