Berta studying for her law degree, working in human rights and has had her own radio program in Tzutuhil for Mayan women. In 2023 she ran for Mayor of Santiago Atilán, the first indigenous woman to do so.

Abdias (2nd from left) in Mesquital a poor barrio of the city in the year  2000, now is the Chief photographer for the Guatemalan President and manages the photo team