To strengthen local governance of Lake Titicaca, we, the Women Leaders of the Association “Mujeres Unidas en Defensa de la Cuenca del Lago Titicaca” of Bolivia, are in the process of obtaining our legal entity status. This milestone, supported by IUCN through the BRIDGE project and the organization Agua Sustentable, marks an important step for the lake’s binational governance and acknowledges our historical role in conserving this shared ecosystem.
This objective is not merely about obtaining a document; it is the key to formal representation, accessing new funding and international cooperation opportunities, and consolidating an internal structure that will allow us to work in synergy with our sisters in Peru, honoring the binational nature of our basin.
“I believe this is an opportunity that has been presented to us. As women leaders, we had already been looking for ways to consolidate our organization, and this process has come at a very opportune moment for us.” — María Millares, President (Desaguadero Municipality).
Photos: Agua Sustentable and IUCN South America.
