The Actors of Change Collective, founded in Guatemala in 2009, promotes healing and justice for Maya and mestizo women who are survivors of sexual crimes and gendered racialized violence committed during the Guatemalan civil war and beyond. The voices, memories, bodies, and histories of these women are reaffirmed through the collective’s work, and the networks woven amongst survivors and allies have positioned them to generate action against sexual violence and the injustices faced by women in their region.

The MBI is supporting the Collective’s Healing Action for the Recovery of Power and Life to Build Territories Free of Sexual Violence. This project is a continuation of action-healing-training processes that the Collective has been developing since 2009. They will train 40 additional female organization leaders from the areas of Solola and Sacatepequez in Guatemala and integrate them into preexisting healing circles in these areas. The Collective will provide methodological and logistical support to these groups, with support from the funds granted by the MBI. In addition, they will hold meetings between healing groups and facilitators to encourage and sustain networking that contributes to the empowerment of women in these areas.