Canary Islands project recovers historical memory of rural women

The Canary Islands' Directorate General of Cultural Heritage and the Lidia García Canary Foundation have launched an initiative to preserve the life stories and social contributions of women from rural and coastal areas. The project focuses on women who worked in traditional trades such as net mending, local commerce, and fishing during the post-war period and the decades preceding the tourism boom.

Through the ‘Sabias Guías Intérpretes’ program, these women are being trained as narrators and interpreters of their own legacy. The initiative combines the collection of oral testimonies with intergenerational encounters in the locations where these women lived and worked. Participants have shared their experiences and responsibilities with students from local schools and institutes to ensure the transmission of traditional knowledge to younger generations.