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Many countries have created instituti<strong>on</strong>s devoted specifically to indigenous peoples. Some<br />
sectoral initiatives have been targeted at indigenous peoples, safeguarding aspects of cultural relevance,<br />
endeavouring to involve indigenous peoples and recognizing <strong>the</strong>ir unique characteristics and knowledge<br />
(ECLAC/UNFPA, <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>09). The Brazilian State of Amaz<strong>on</strong>as, for instance, runs scientific research and<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>development</str<strong>on</strong>g> programmes aimed primarily at promoting <strong>the</strong> identity and building <strong>the</strong> knowledge of<br />
indigenous peoples and communities.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong>re is still a l<strong>on</strong>g way to go, especially in terms of empowerment and <strong>the</strong> ability of<br />
indigenous peoples to participate effectively in decisi<strong>on</strong>-making (see box III.6). The illiteracy rate am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> indigenous populati<strong>on</strong> is a clear indicator of this (see table III.1).<br />
Box III.6<br />
LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN ECUADOR<br />
Despite <strong>the</strong> fact that Ecuador introduced its quota law in 1997, setting a minimum quota of <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>% women in political<br />
positi<strong>on</strong>s, indigenous women were not standing as candi<strong>da</strong>tes in local electi<strong>on</strong>s. Most women lacked leadership<br />
training and had poor public-speaking skills. To address <strong>the</strong>se shortcomings, <strong>the</strong> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s Development Fund<br />
for Women (UNIFEM) c<strong>on</strong>ducted a project between <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>00 and <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>02 entitled ‘Indigenous Women: Local<br />
Development and Leadership Building’, to train indigenous women to enable <strong>the</strong>m, in turn, to provide leadership<br />
training to a larger number of indigenous women in Saraguro. The specific changes arising <strong>from</strong> this project include<br />
(i) <strong>the</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>development</str<strong>on</strong>g> of <strong>the</strong> Saraguro Indigenous Women’s Agen<strong>da</strong> for Acti<strong>on</strong> and (ii) <strong>the</strong> establishment of a<br />
Municipal Commissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Gender.<br />
Source: Inter-Agency Network <strong>on</strong> Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE), Indigenous Women and <strong>the</strong> UN System. Good<br />
Practices and Less<strong>on</strong>s Learned, <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>06, pp.63-66.<br />
Country<br />
Table III.1<br />
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: ILLITERACY RATE AMONG INDIGENOUS<br />
AND NON-INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS<br />
(Percentages)<br />
Illiteracy rate am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
indigenous populati<strong>on</strong><br />
Illiteracy rate am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> n<strong>on</strong>indigenous<br />
populati<strong>on</strong><br />
Bolivia (Plurinati<strong>on</strong>al State of) (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>01) 18 7<br />
Brazil (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>00) 26 13<br />
Chile (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>02) 9 4<br />
Costa Rica (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>00) <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g> 5<br />
Ecuador (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>01) 28 8<br />
Guatemala (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>02) 48 <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
H<strong>on</strong>duras (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>01) 29 19<br />
Mexico (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>00) 32 8<br />
Panama (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>00) 38 6<br />
Paraguay (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>02) 51 7<br />
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (<str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>01) 33 7<br />
Source: Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Populati<strong>on</strong> Divisi<strong>on</strong> of ECLAC, System of<br />
Sociodemographic Indicators for Indigenous Peoples and Populati<strong>on</strong>s of Latin America [<strong>on</strong>line] http://celade.cepal.org/<br />
re<strong>da</strong>tam/PRYESP/SISPPI/ [<strong>da</strong>te of reference: December <str<strong>on</strong>g>20</str<strong>on</strong>g>11].