Dear sisters,
Warm greetings from the International Indigenous Women’s Forum.
We would like to share with you and our sisters in the region that since 2016, FIMI has been actively working on its institutional strengthening. This has included increasing the number of members of the Board, and a selection process to hire an Executive Director for FIMI.
After reviewing all applications, the Selection Committee and Board Members agreed by consensus to name our sister María Teresa Zapeta as FIMI’s Executive Director. The decision was based on Teresa’s experience, knowledge and high commitment with the realities of indigenous women, and with FIMI’s goals and mission. Teresa will end her role as program Coordinator, and start working as Executive Director starting July 3rd, 2017.
Our sister, Teresa is an indigenous Maya K’iche woman from Guatemala. She has been involved in indigenous women’s struggle for years. We know she will continue with her commitment and vision in her new role. We are grateful for your support, from each of the networks, which will ensure a better performance in her duties.
We would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment as a global and strategic partnership with each of our allies. We aim to continue this mutual strengthening and support process, at the regional and global levels. We appreciate your support and collaboration to continue to coordinate efforts in a sustainable manner, jointly advocating for the advancement of all indigenous women in the world.
We hope to keep connected. We will keep you updated with opportunities and regional and global information.
In solidarity,
Tarcila Rivera Zea
President
FIMI Board