Bolivia
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence
Bolivia has one of the highest rates of gender violence, with 80 percent women experiencing it in their lifetime.
A violent attack by would-be robbers steered Bolivian Lidia Mayta towards the martial art of taekwondo. Three years later, she helps train other Indigenous women to defend themselves against rampant … [+1761 chars]
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