MAIA Impact School

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Key Information

MAIA unlocks and maximizes the potential of young Maya women to lead transformational change and create a more equitable society. Launched in 2017 and located near the city of Sololá, the MAIA Impact School is Central America’s first female, Indigenous-led secondary school specifically designed to connect the talents of rural Indigenous young women with the opportunities of the 21st century.  The school serves about 300 girls from 40 remote villages.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Guatemala

Activity URL

https://www.monafoundation.org/maia

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Quality

  • School facilities
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

13 - 18

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders

Participants include

  • Indigenous

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Peer mentors
  • School-based counselors

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

School-related gender-based violence

  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • STEM - in the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training
  • Leadership training

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased agency and empowerment

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

General Contact Information
Mona Foundation
info@monafoundation.org
+14257434550