Rosa Palomino

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Rosa Palomino
Born
Camacani, Puno
NationalityPeruvian
Occupation(s)indigenous rights activist, Aymara radio broadcaster
Years active1970s–2022

Rosa Palomino Chahuareses was an Aymara Indigenous leader, journalist, human rights activist, and social leader in Peru. [1] In 2014, the Ministry of Culture presented her with an award for her work in developing community radio for women. [2] [3]

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Biography

Palomino was born in the rural community of Camacani, Puno, Peru. [4] In 1985, in the Puno district of Huacullani, she and a group of women started the Aymara language radio show “Q´ana Panqara” (Bright flower). [5] She is considered the first Aymara woman who has worked in radio hosting and production. [6] [7]

Since 1988 Palomino produces the radio show Wiñay Panqara (Always flourishing) at Pachamama Radio station, a cultural show that covers Aymara women's issues. [8] Palomino was the director of Peru's Network of Indigenous Media Communicators. [9] In 2019, she was a candidate for Congress of the Republic of Peru with the party Democracia Directa. [10]

Palomino is the president of Abya Yala Union of Aymara Women (UMA, in Spanish). [11]

In 2016, Palomino was recognized by Peru's Ministry of Culture as a renowned Indigenous woman leader. [12] Due her leadership in Indigenous issues, Palomino has been invited to the United Nations and universities across the globe to talk about her community work. [3] [1] Palomino died in 2022. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rosa Palomino: "On the radio we care about our rights and Aymara culture"". 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making Women Proud: Rosa Palomino Chahuares and the Women of UMA". www.culturalsurvival.org. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Aymara Social Leader at Penn: Rosa Palomino [photos] – Quechua at Penn". web.sas.upenn.edu.
  4. ↑ "Indigenous broadcasters in Peru: The right to Communication - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". www.iwgia.org.
  5. ↑ "Rosa Palomino, una mujer del pueblo, honesta y servicial, al Congreso | Servindi - Servicios de Comunicación Intercultural". www.servindi.org.
  6. ↑ http://www.rehime.com.ar/escritos/cuadernos/04/ReHiMeCuaderno04oyarceweb.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ "Perú. La comunicadora aymara Rosa Palomino candidata al Congreso de la República por la región de Puno – Medios Indígenas".
  8. ↑ "Creando Mujeres Orgullosas: Rosa Palomino Chahuares y las Mujeres de UMA". www.culturalsurvival.org.
  9. ↑ "Rosa Palomino, pionera de la comunicación intercultural". 19 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Conociendo a los candidatos y candidatas al Congreso por Puno | NoticiasSER". www.noticiasser.pe.
  11. ↑ "Mujeres aimaras y su apropiación de la palabra y la comunicación | Servindi - Servicios de Comunicación Intercultural". www.servindi.org.
  12. ↑ "CEAS - Comisión Episcopal de Acción Social". www.ceas.org.pe.
  13. ↑ "Puno: fallece Rosa Palomino, comunicadora aimara". 3 March 2022.
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