March 8 – International Women’s Day: Yesica: a voice that reverberates from the Amazon to the Synod
Yesica Patiachi Tayori of the Peru’s Harakbut Indigenous community was invited to the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region in October 2019.
She said,
We, the Indigenous peoples, have been, are and will always be the guardians of the forest. But caring for our common home is everyone’s responsibility, not just that of Indigenous peoples.
Development and Peace’s partner, the Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application (CAAAP), helps the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ensure that their rights and territories are respected.
On this International Women’s Day, let us salute the courage of women like Yesica, who bravely lead the defense of the land, water and people. Watch Yesica’s testimony at devp.org/campaign/yesica
The destruction of the Amazon is not just the problem of Indigenous peoples, but of all humanity.
Yesica Patiachi Tayori
Without the Amazon, we will no longer exist. I am proud of my identity and I have decided with great conviction to defend my big home, to defend my life, which resides in the Amazon. I depend on the Amazon.
Hector Sueyo Yumbuyo