The Sierra Madre Network
is a cooperative incubation program and a catalyst to empower women as community leaders. Using a community-led development model, the Sierra Madre Network promotes a local systems change at the root advancing social, economic, and gender equality.
Program Objectives
Cooperative development
Support a network of four women-led cooperatives through biweekly training.
Skills and income
Generate income and leadership skills for members.
Economic solidarity
Mobilize local opportunities through economic solidarity principles.
Community development
Cooperatives organize and lead sustainable development initiatives.
Regional development agenda
Promote civic engagement and political advocacy through a regional development agenda.
Leadership events
Unite to learn and grow at training events and annual leadership conferences.
Support rural and Indigenous women as leaders of sustainable development
Join women-led cooperatives in addressing social, economic, and gender inequality.
Sustainable Impact
The Sierra Madre Network’s program objectives work to reduce inequality on three levels:
Personal Impact
Personal and professional development supports skill-building, empowerment, and the sustained success of women-led cooperatives.
Community Impact
Cooperatives lead sustainable development through local projects, partnerships, and campaigns addressing inequality.
Social Impact
Women-led cooperatives propel a local systems change increasing social, economic, and gender equality.
Share your Skills
Join us as a Puentes volunteer and learn how to facilitate workshops that support women partners and their cooperatives with lasting personal and professional skills.
