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In pictures: School for Ecuador indigenous women
'Invisible'

"We women have been silently accompanying our men for many years - but we have been invisible," says school co-ordinator Blanca Chacoso.

"Because we have been busy with household chores, working the land and looking after children, we haven't had the chance to expand our knowledge.

"We are very behind men."

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