Yesenia Cari Mayer is the gender secretary of the Tsimane’ Grand Council and an advocate for Indigenous women’s rights.
In 2024, Yesenia Cari completed her studies in leadership and territorial governance at the University of Nur, Santa Cruz. Since then, she has used her voice on international platforms, such as the United Nations and the Pan-Amazonian Social Forum (FOSPA), to advocate for the rights of Indigenous women and denounce violations of those rights. She also supports and guides women who are victims of gender-based violence through the process of reporting such incidents.
From the moment we presented ourselves to the Tsimane’ Grand Council, Yesenia Cari has shown great interest in our research, as well as in the training programmes we have developed. She reminds us of the importance of sharing the findings of our studies and advises us on how to make them accessible and useful to the Tsimane’ people. Furthermore, she has played a key role in establishing contact with the Organisation of Tsimane’ Indigenous Women (OMITS).
The IEK-CHANGES project is an ERC Starting Grant funded by the European Union (IEK-CHANGES, 101117423) to Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
El proyecto IEK-CHANGES es una beca «Starting Grant» del Consejo Europeo de Investigación (ERC) financiada por la Unión Europea (IEK-CHANGES, 101117423) y concedida al Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares.
No obstante, las opiniones y puntos de vista expresados son exclusivamente de los autores y no reflejan necesariamente los de la Unión Europea ni los de la Agencia Ejecutiva del Consejo Europeo de Investigación. Ni la Unión Europea ni la autoridad que concede la subvención se hacen responsables de los mismos.
