Mexico

Women Defenders of Jalisco: Combatting Land Deterioration

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Status
Completed Research
Research Year
2022-23

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Land-preserving initiatives in the metropolitan periphery of Guadalajara have been created in reaction to the extreme contamination of the Santiago River. In this study, the focus is placed on 3 land-defending initiatives: a communal orchard/plant nursery, a farming collective, and a water purification program. Passing down knowledge about sustainable cultivation, health, and the environment in this area through women’s role in the community is a crucial part of their attempt to reclaim and defend the territory. This year, students and faculty at ITESO and the University of Toronto will be working together to investigate how these initiatives continue their practices, transmit knowledge through the involvement of women, and further work to promote change in this region to benefit the well-being of their communities.

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  • University of Toronto

    Erica Di Ruggiero

    Associate Professor of Global Health and Director of the Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

  • Gregorio Leal

    Interdisciplinary Center for Education and Social Outreach (CIFOVIS)

  • Daniela Mabel Gloss Nuñez

    Professor and researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Social Formation and Vinculation at ITESO