Meet the Cholita skaters of Bolivia, fighting for gender equality and indigenous pride by reclaiming their heritage through skating 🛹 Watch on NOWNESS: https://www.nowness.com/series/scenes/imillaskate-the-cholita-skaters-of-bolivia | NOWNESS

In a classroom in Bolivia's second city, El Alto, a group of predominantly indigenous Aymara women are learning self-defense. In a country where government data shows that eight in 10 women experience violence at least once in their lives, the "Warmi Power" project has a keen fanbase. Seeking to "merge psychology with self-defense" - as director Laura Roca puts it - the program has trained 35,000 women across Bolivia since 2015. | AFP News Agency | Facebook

Indigenous Bolivian women participate in a race to defy gender stereotypes | Reuters

Bolivian cholitas are steering their way to empowerment with the public transport Lilac Line that helps women challenge gender barriers in the transport sector and creates a safer, more inclusive environment for all passengers | Reuters