Sapinchikmanta (Voices for Justice) is a weekly radio project
run by Indigenous women for communities in the Ayacucho region
of Peru. Indigenous Peoples there are geographically,
politically and socially isolated. Voices for Justice empowers
women while connecting hundreds, if not thousands, of Indigenous
people through modern technology. The program empowers
Indigenous women radio producers and airs music, stories and
creative segments to raise awareness of crucial human rights
issues. The project is located in rural communities of Ayacucho,
Peru, a region only beginning to recover from decades of
violence. The 20 year civil conflict cost the lives of over
69,000 people; three-quarters of whom were Indigenous. This
violence was particularly severe in the Ayacucho region of Peru,
where a vast majority of people live in conditions of extreme
poverty. In these communities, because of gender discrimination,
women have suffered significant economic, social and cultural
exclusion. Sapinchikmanta, meaning Voices fo