On their own and in their own words

Bolivian adolescent girls' empowerment through non-governmental human rights education

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ID12600404
AuthorsChristine Gervais (0000-0001-5695-9358, University of Ottawa, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume14
Issue2
Pages197-217
Publication date2010-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13676261.2010.506528
OpenAlexW1974801523
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

In recognition of the profound benefits of children's engagement with their rights, this article presents an experiential account of how Bolivian adolescent indigenous girls discover, articulate, experience, and advocate human rights. This study explores adolescent girls' demonstrations of empowerment, agency, resistance, and solidarity as part of their initiatives within non-governmentally based human rights workshops. By featuring their voices, this study demonstrates how young Bolivian females are able to shape their own expectations and experiences of human rights. This study further emphasizes how a supportive and interactive educational introduction to the conventions, declarations, and constitutions intended to safeguard human rights can open up possibilities for comfort, self-realization, and liberation among adolescent girls amidst endemic patriarchal constraints and ongoing political and economic instability

Agency (philosophy · Empowerment · Experiential learning · Human rights · Human Rights Education · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education

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