Registration opened at 9 am but women began lining up as early as 5 am in hopes of receiving a grant from a state program that offers women entrepreneurs $15,000 and a tablet to help grow their business
Hundreds of women lined up outside the Marcos Castellanos auditorium waiting to registe
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- The first «Fuerza Mujeres» (Strong Women) registration was held in Jocotepec on May 31. The event opened at 9 am, but women lined up starting at 5 am to try to receive a token to register.
About 200 women showed up in hopes of registering for a 15,000 peso grant and an electronic tablet, to be used for the development of their business. Only about 60 women were actually able to register. Registration does not guarantee a grant. Among the 60 women who managed to register, approximately 25 women will receive a grant.
Cassandra Reyes Morales, head of the Substantive Equality Directorate said that in-person registration was part of the problem. In the two previous years of the program, registration was done online. She explained, «it was a bit complicated, since many more women attended in person to apply. Another issue was that registration opened at 9 am for everyone, so many arrived at the published time of 9 am, only to find out that a line had been forming since 5 am.”
More than half of the applicants left upset and without a token. Social networks were alive with complaints about how the event was organized. Many on social media complained that not everyone trying to register actually needed the grant, or had a business use for it.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
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