Rama woman's contribution to the development with identity of the Rama Cay and Zompopera communities, Bluefields

Abstract

Historically, the Rama people are the indigenous group of the Atlantic Coast with the smallest population. The Rama people have a remarkable variety of natural resources, including the forest resource and fishing. This study contributes to an approach on the socio-economic and cultural reality of the Rama population, from the women's voices and particularly to visualize the contribution of them, oriented to the living conditions improvement of the families and therefore of the community through the strengthening of their identity and worldview. The study was conducted in the communities of Rama Cay and Zompopera. In the social sphere, the Rama woman contributes significantly to the community organization activities, and in recent years they have shown greater participation and leadership. Their work in community organization has also allowed them to get better position of themselves in their sociocultural environment. In relation to education, the Rama woman is the one who safeguards the values ​​and traditions, thus, from the intimacy of her home, she transmits in essence the Rama culture. With regards to the economic dynamics, the woman is the one who sows, harvests and also markets all the products of both agriculture and fishing.