"Defending the Amazon: Insights from Ecuadorian Indigenous Women"

Indigenous women from the Ecuadorian Amazon marched in Puyo on International Women's Day to demand equality, a dignified life, health, and the defense of their territories, while expressing their rejection of policies imposed by the country's president. The self-organized event brought together around 100 women from various Indigenous nationalities, who chanted slogans of resistance and highlighted the importance of defending ancestral territories and guaranteeing women's rights nationwide.