The voices of more than twenty women, including some from our province, are raised in the book The harvest of perseverance, presented this Thursday in Havana. The text systematizes the gender strategy of the Agricultural Intercooperation Support Project (Apocoop) and shows the life stories of Cuban women who form a fundamental part of it.
One of the authors, the journalist of Las Tunas with a master’s degree in Science Zucel de la Peña Mora, when talking about the experience that his connection with the project resulted for him, declared that “on the way of learning that it that ‘militancy’ is the result for me Without a doubt, the best chapter I have experienced in this book. It is an honor to talk to its protagonists, listen to their confessions, see their excited eyes, will increase their metamorphosis of empowerment, one Apocoop is encouraged in the most diverse ways to ensure that there is no return.”
The material recognizes that rural women are leaders, producers, entrepreneurs, service providers and their contributions are essential to the well-being of families, communities and economies. In their daily actions, they contribute to food sovereignty, and are the driving force behind the continuous development of communities.
At the same time, it emphasizes that the highlighted economic crisis, the dynamic population of aging and migration, and the patriarchal patterns that persist in society should alert us to the urgency of solving the issue of gender equality through social and economic policies.
The launch took place as part of the agenda of the Apocoop National Harvest Workshop on Gender Equality, which brought together more than fifty people this week in Havana and where a delegation from the territory, made up of producers and experts from in communication.
