The Women's Justice Initiative is a Guatemala-based organization dedicated to combating gender inequality and ending violence against indigenous girls and women in rural communities.

Mission

The Women’s Justice Initiative improves the lives of indigenous Guatemalan women and girls through education, access to legal services and gender-based violence prevention.

Vision

WJI envisions a Guatemala in which women and girls:

• Are active leaders in their communities;
• Have access to culturally respectful legal services;
• Have knowledge of their legal rights and can safely assert these rights; and
• Are free from gender-based violence.

Approach

WJI is building a more equitable world for Maya women and girls by combating gender inequality and violence against women and girls. Through an innovative community-based approach, WJI is improving the lives of women and girls by increasing their access to justice and improving their ability to exercise their rights to live free from violence.