Training Critically Conscious Educators: Bolivian Women in Popular Education

This study examines how the Education Office of the Oficina Jurídica Para la Mujer [Women’s Legal Office] (OJM), a community-based popular education organization in Cochabamba, Bolivia, works with women to address personal, legal and policy issues through local leadership training and popular education methodology, demonstrating a powerful model for achieving individual, family, community and societal change

The Role Of Women In Popular Education In Bolivia

In the face of poverty and long-term political instability in Bolivia, many adult educators are working towards social justice, focusing students on economic opportunities and maintaining their indigenous culture. The process is complex and often compounded by the sociocultural context in which the learning takes place, particularly when examining education and justice for women and minorities. However, in cases when the educational model takes daily life within local cultures into account (popular education), true learning and change can be seen