Values & Ethics
Maya Heritage Center Ethical Code:
Maya Heritage Center Ethical Code:
- Respect for Cultural Diversity:
- Respect for Cultural Diversity:
- We value and respect the diverse cultural heritage of the Maya and other communities we engage with, promoting understanding and appreciation without appropriating or exploiting traditions.
- We value and respect the diverse cultural heritage of the Maya and other communities we engage with, promoting understanding and appreciation without appropriating or exploiting traditions.
- Community Empowerment:
- Community Empowerment:
- We prioritize the needs and aspirations of local communities, working collaboratively to empower them through education, awareness, and active involvement in preserving collectively ours and their heritage.
- We prioritize the needs and aspirations of local communities, working collaboratively to empower them through education, awareness, and active involvement in preserving collectively ours and their heritage.
- Integrity and Authenticity:
- Integrity and Authenticity:
- We uphold the highest standards of honesty and authenticity in our work, ensuring accurate representation, transparent communication, and responsible cultural exchange.
- We uphold the highest standards of honesty and authenticity in our work, ensuring accurate representation, transparent communication, and responsible cultural exchange.
- Inclusivity and Accessibility:
- Inclusivity and Accessibility:
- We strive to create inclusive and accessible programs that cater to diverse audiences, providing equitable opportunities for engagement, learning, and participation.
- We strive to create inclusive and accessible programs that cater to diverse audiences, providing equitable opportunities for engagement, learning, and participation.
- Collaborative Partnerships:
- Collaborative Partnerships:
- We foster respectful and mutually beneficial partnerships with academic institutions, organizations, and individuals, promoting knowledge sharing and collaborative initiatives.
- We foster respectful and mutually beneficial partnerships with academic institutions, organizations, and individuals, promoting knowledge sharing and collaborative initiatives.
- Responsibility to Scholarship:
- Responsibility to Scholarship:
- We prioritize academic rigor, ethical research practices, and the preservation of cultural artifacts and knowledge, contributing to scholarly discourse and heritage conservation.
- We prioritize academic rigor, ethical research practices, and the preservation of cultural artifacts and knowledge, contributing to scholarly discourse and heritage conservation.
- Sustainable Practices:
- Sustainable Practices:
- We are committed to environmental sustainability and responsible cultural tourism, minimizing our ecological footprint and ensuring the well-being of local ecosystems and communities.
- We are committed to environmental sustainability and responsible cultural tourism, minimizing our ecological footprint and ensuring the well-being of local ecosystems and communities.
- Responsible Tourism:
- Responsible Tourism:
- We offer cultural tourism experiences that prioritize respectful engagement, fair compensation for local hosts, and the protection of sensitive cultural and natural sites.
- We offer cultural tourism experiences that prioritize respectful engagement, fair compensation for local hosts, and the protection of sensitive cultural and natural sites.
- Educational Empowerment:
- Educational Empowerment:
- We provide educational opportunities that empower individuals to learn, appreciate, and share cultural knowledge, fostering understanding and global citizenship.
- We provide educational opportunities that empower individuals to learn, appreciate, and share cultural knowledge, fostering understanding and global citizenship.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Continuous Improvement:
- We continuously evaluate and refine our programs, policies, and practices to ensure they align with our ethical code and contribute positively to the communities we serve.
- We continuously evaluate and refine our programs, policies, and practices to ensure they align with our ethical code and contribute positively to the communities we serve.
Maya Heritage Center is committed to upholding these ethical principles as we work towards our mission of promoting and preserving Maya heritage while respecting the dignity and rights of all individuals and communities involved.
Maya Heritage Center is committed to upholding these ethical principles as we work towards our mission of promoting and preserving Maya heritage while respecting the dignity and rights of all individuals and communities involved.
Edgar Schein supports his thinking. To them, change in organizational culture comes down to "true believers and nonbelievers." Those who trust can change; those who don't cannot.
Edgar Schein supports his thinking. To them, change in organizational culture comes down to "true believers and nonbelievers." Those who trust can change; those who don't cannot.
As Peter Senge has said in The Dance of Change, "Deep changes—in how people think, what they believe, how they see the world—are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through compliance."
As Peter Senge has said in The Dance of Change, "Deep changes—in how people think, what they believe, how they see the world—are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through compliance."