By Andrés Bartolo community communicator from Petén, Guatemala

La Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques (AMPB), a través de su Academia de Comunicación Comunitaria, celebra la culminación exitosa de la primera promoción de comunicadores comunitarios en diversos países de Mesoamérica. Esta iniciativa representa un paso significativo en el fortalecimiento de la comunicación comunitaria y la visibilización de las voces de los pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales de la región.

A comprehensive and participatory training process

The training program began in July 2024 and ended on March 1, 2025, with a practical and inclusive approach. During this period, participants received weekly virtual classes of approximately 2.5 hours, in which they acquired key tools for the exercise of community communication.

The facilitators, experts in their respective areas, played a key role in the transmission of knowledge, addressing fundamental topics such as:

• Journalistic and community writing
• Communication strategies 
• Social media management 
• Cell phone photography and video
• Basic graphic design

Each virtual session included practical activities and assignments designed to reinforce learning, allowing participants to immediately apply what they learned in their local contexts.

A final project to consolidate learning

As part of the formative process, each student developed a communicative communication product reflecting the skills acquired and their application in community communication. This final activity allowed them to demonstrate their creativity, commitment and the importance of communication as a tool for territorial impact.

More than a course, a learning community

In addition to technical knowledge, this training fostered the creation of bonds of friendship and cooperation among the participants. Harmony, teamwork and a sense of belonging were fundamental pillars of this process, strengthening the commitment of the community communicators to their territories and communities. were fundamental pillars of this process, strengthening the commitment of the community communicators to their territories and communities.
The students expressed their deep gratitude to the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests and its Academy of Community Communication for providing them with this unique opportunity for learning and growth.

A commitment to community communication

Con esta primera promoción, la Academia de Comunicación Comunitaria de la AMPB reafirma su compromiso de seguir formando comunicadores/as comunitarias, quienes desempeñan un papel clave en la defensa de los derechos territoriales, la conservación de los bosques y la visibilización de las realidades de los pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales en Mesoamérica.

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