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Overall, this is a strong entry. You have identified the most pertinent information about your subject and her life and explain why her work is important. I've noted a few sections that should be edited for clarity, grammar, etc. and some where you could still add more information. Additionally, I feel that the last section as a whole is the weakest and needs the most revising currently. Try to make it more specific and avoid informal language. I've written comments in parenthesis and bold. Let me know if you have any questions! - Sara

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Lourdes Esther Huanca Atencio (born in 1951) is an indigenous and peasant Peruvian activist and the founder of the National Federation of Female Peasants, Artisans, Indigenous, Native and Salaried Workers of Perú (FENMUCARINAP). In 2020, Huanca Atencio was recognized by Perú's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights alongside four other women human rights activists. Furthermore, in addition to her work with FENMUCARINAP, Huanca Atencio has also held various titles within the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).

Early and Personal Life[edit]
Lourdes Huanca Atencio was born in the South of Perú in 1951. She is a member of Perú's Aimara tribe, and her family is from Puno, Perú. She lived with her father until she was eight years old at which point she was sent to live with her mother and step-father. After experiencing violence from her step-father, Huanca Atencio left her mother's home to live on the streets of Perú. Currently, Huanca Atencio has two sons.

Although Huanca Atencio never received a formal college education, she has been quoted as saying that she received her education from the streets.

FENMUCARINAP[edit]
Lourdes Huanca Atencio is the president (and founder?) of The National Federation of Peasant, Artisan, Indigenous, Native and Wage-earning Women of Peru (FENMUCARINAP), which was founded in 2008. The organization aims to empower women in rural Peru, focusing on Indigenous rights, bodily autonomy and protection, protection of land, environmental issues, and labor rights issues. In 2017 as acting president of FENMUCARINAP, Atencio held the “Forum for the International Day of Rural Women -Women Protagonists of Democratic, Equitable and Ecological Progress” providing training in inclusivity and democracy.

The organization engages women’s mobilization throughout Peru’s mountain, lowland, and coastal regions. It aims to highlight the intersection between gender, cultural, and environmental issues. It also advocates for the promotion of women’s rights within existing cultural frameworks in order to maintain tradition and Indigenous self-determination.

FENMUCARINAP and Atencio are also engaged with Indigenous rights and autonomy in Peru. The organization focuses on political rights, legal protection, and self-determination for women. The concept of autonomy is central to the organization in personal and bodily autonomy for women alongside land autonomy for Indigenous Peruvians. A poster on the wall at the organization’s main office in Lima reads, “Nuestro Cuerpo, Nuestro Territorio”, which translates to, “Our Bodies, Our Territories”. FENMUCARINAP’s work aims (you use aim a lot. Try to also vary it with synonyms) to address oppression from the patriarchy as well as the colonial system. The organization aims to promote collective rights for Indigenous peoples alongside personal rights for women. "Mi Cuerpo, Mi Territorio" was utilized to send a message regarding the sexual violence experience by indigenous women in male-dominated communities.

FENMUCARINAP focuses on addressing the issues regarding gender-based violence in indigenous communities. Lourdes Huanca Atencio emphasizes how the patriarchal nature of Latin American communities teach women to tolerate sexual violence and abuse due to the machisimo culture. Huanca Atencio also mentions the detrimental effects of merging Indigenous Andean culture with toxic masculinity, as it normalizes the exploitation and abuse of women. Fenmucarinap serves as an outlet to address gender violence and combat gender exploitation in the Indigenous community.

FENMUCARINAP is also a platform for women from rural communities to be educated about their bodies. In the indigenous community, sex-education is not accessible, therefore, FENMUCARINAP has built a grassroots organization that is committed to familiarizing indigenous women with the idea of feminism and the reclamation of sexuality. Essentially, the organization is committed to becoming an open-space for women to freely talk about their bodies or concerns regarding feminism.

FILAC[edit]
The Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) is an international organization that was created in 1992 through a Constitutive Agreement (Explain what this is/who founded it. Also useful to reiterate Lourdes Huanca Atencio's role in the group in the first few sentences of this section). The primary goal of FILAC is to support the rights and self-development of indigenous peoples throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, FILAC also works to promote environmental sustainability. As of 2017, FILAC has been granted the status of "Permanent Observer of the General Assembly of the United Nations." In 2018, Lourdes Huanca Atencio held the position of "Indigenous Delegate of Peru before FILAC." The following year, in 2019, Lourdes Huanca Atencio presented before FILAC through her "Representative of the Work Group of Indigenous Politics" (GTPI) position.

Political Involvement[edit]
Lourdes Huanca Atencio has a long history of being involved in politics. From actively being involved in Women's rights, Indigenous rights and Human rights overall to even Environmental rights and continuously fighting for the earth. (The preceding sentence isn't a complete sentence) Her involvement goes far beyond just FENMUCARINAP. The Global March to Defend Mother Earth was a protest that happened in 2014 where people from all around the world came and showed their support in calling for action on climate change. (Wording is a little informal. Maybe: ... was a protest in 2014 where people from around the world came to Peru? and called for action on climate change) Lourdes (Instead of referring to her by her first name, refer to her by last names if you want to shorten her name. This is generally more formal/academic) discussed the importance and the significance of the summit and how that support is needed for action to occur. Lourdes is always discussing and encouraging others to also become politically involved. She discusses how divided Peru is and how she went to a political debate to fight not only for others, but for the land that she grew up in and to see change happen. She goes on to talk about how divided the regions in Peru are and how they fight over money because of how the economy is and how difficult it is. They are living in desperate times which causes them to argue and fight over things such as money which is why the country is so divided. Lourdes discusses the importance of not only getting involved politically, but also the importance to also be united during these political times.

More recently, Lourdes Huanca has caught herself in many political events. Peru has been under a lot of fire this year (Don't say this year but give a specific year - could be read at any time) due to a coup in 2022 that was backed up by the US and led to the removal of Pedro Castillo and instead put in Dina Boluarte. This created problems especially since Castillo was Peru's indigenous president. There have been many protests from December 2022 and continuing to this year which has caused protests and violence to ensue. This has cost the lives of many protesters and activists and to many others being arrested. Lourdes who was actively involved in the resistance of the coup led to Lourdes being forced into exile, but that still has not stopped her from speaking out against what occurred in Peru and what activists want which is not only for Boluarte to leave office and put back Castillo, but also justice for all those were were or are being persecuted. Lourdes emphasizes how FENMUCARINAP itself is involved in politics and highlights their goals and themes and the importance of understanding their country's politics in order to fully be able to know what is going on and how they can respond to it. FENMUCARINAP is embodied in politics.

(This section as a whole seems more informal/casual and less specific than the rest of the entry and should be edited further. Be specific when describing what she has done)

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