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(We did it also to show people here that it was not just to enter a group and that was it,
but also that we women can...)
The satisfaction is experienced when receiving the recognition from the community
and families, feeling that the family is interested and involved in monitoring activities and environmental care:
Entonces el niño le decía a la niña porque son de la misma edad, que su mamá también era
maestra, que era maestra de las aves, que no sé qué... o sea ya los niños empiezan a, empiezan a querer las aves, o sea empezamos de casa, ya ellos... en la escuela, a sus
compañeros.
(Then a boy commented to a girl, they are the same age, that his mother also was a
teacher, that she was a teacher of birds, that means, that the children begin to love the birds.
That’s because we teach them at home and then they do the same at school with their
classmates)
These actions are rewards that allow them to stay motivated and to face any future
challenges.
Final Considerations
Recently, “Women with Wings” were certified by the Ministry of Tourism as
“Nature-oriented Tourism Guides with Specific Activity in Environmental
Interpretation.” Completing this certification despite economic and family challenges left a sense of well-being in the group; this is the culmination of a goal and
the scope of a personal aspiration. “Women with Wings” have appropriated the
monitoring work and also recognize that even without receiving an economic benefit, the love and commitment to birds, ecosystems and the community motivates
the group to continue with conservation actions. The sense of belonging emphasizes its relationship with the well-being of people, it is defined as a feeling of
belonging with a certain group or environment (Brea 2014). Its members have
appropriated the community bird-monitoring project. Despite not having been an
initiative of the community, it is now part of it, which has made this project successful. Each of the members of “Women with Wings,” from their individual and
collective actions, seeks the development and well-being of their family and community. As a group, it recognizes and accepts the differences of its trajectories, and
seeks to organize themselves to create a positive impact on their community.
Individually, from their role as mothers and wives, they engage in conservation
tasks and modify habits so not to harm ecosystems. Also, they recognize the capacities they have, value and execute their power of decision to benefit themselves and
all their family.
D. Pinedo et al.
(We did it also to show people here that it was not just to enter a group and that was it,
but also that we women can...)
The satisfaction is experienced when receiving the recognition from the community
and families, feeling that the family is interested and involved in monitoring activities and environmental care:
Entonces el niño le decía a la niña porque son de la misma edad, que su mamá también era
maestra, que era maestra de las aves, que no sé qué... o sea ya los niños empiezan a, empiezan a querer las aves, o sea empezamos de casa, ya ellos... en la escuela, a sus
compañeros.
(Then a boy commented to a girl, they are the same age, that his mother also was a
teacher, that she was a teacher of birds, that means, that the children begin to love the birds.
That’s because we teach them at home and then they do the same at school with their
classmates)
These actions are rewards that allow them to stay motivated and to face any future
challenges.
Final Considerations
Recently, “Women with Wings” were certified by the Ministry of Tourism as
“Nature-oriented Tourism Guides with Specific Activity in Environmental
Interpretation.” Completing this certification despite economic and family challenges left a sense of well-being in the group; this is the culmination of a goal and
the scope of a personal aspiration. “Women with Wings” have appropriated the
monitoring work and also recognize that even without receiving an economic benefit, the love and commitment to birds, ecosystems and the community motivates
the group to continue with conservation actions. The sense of belonging emphasizes its relationship with the well-being of people, it is defined as a feeling of
belonging with a certain group or environment (Brea 2014). Its members have
appropriated the community bird-monitoring project. Despite not having been an
initiative of the community, it is now part of it, which has made this project successful. Each of the members of “Women with Wings,” from their individual and
collective actions, seeks the development and well-being of their family and community. As a group, it recognizes and accepts the differences of its trajectories, and
seeks to organize themselves to create a positive impact on their community.
Individually, from their role as mothers and wives, they engage in conservation
tasks and modify habits so not to harm ecosystems. Also, they recognize the capacities they have, value and execute their power of decision to benefit themselves and
all their family.
D. Pinedo et al.