Berinda Janeth Herrera

Berinda Janeth Herrera

Berinda Janeth Herrera Women Entrepreneurs Association Berinda is a phycologist and became a member of the Women Entrepreneurs Association (WEA) of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, in 2014. At WEA, she works with and for indigenous women of different communities in her...
Carmelita Ixcol Mus

Carmelita Ixcol Mus

Carmelita Ixcol Mus Dialogue Association Carmelita is a Mayan K’iche’ researcher at the Dialogue Association based in Guatemala City, where she focuses on issues of migration, health, violence, and border security. She is part of the Mayan migration and...
César Estrada

César Estrada

César Estrada Strengthening of Indigenous Women Development Association (IWDA) Cesar is the Social Programs Coordinator at the Strengthening of Indigenous Women Development Association (IWDA) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. He is in charge of programs that focus on...
Cleopatra Méndez

Cleopatra Méndez

Cleopatra Méndez Multicultural Association of Women for Integral and Sustainable Development (AMMUDIS) Cleopatra has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is the founder and legal representative of the Multicultural Association of Women for Integral and Sustainable...
Estuardo Juárez Moscoso

Estuardo Juárez Moscoso

Estuardo Juárez Moscoso Lambda Association Estuardo is a Social Worker for the Lambda Association based in Guatemala City. He has participated in gender-based violence workshops led by the UN Refugee Agency and completed a migration and LGBTI virtual course led by the...
Guillermo Léverman

Guillermo Léverman

Guillermo Léverman ChildFund Guillermo is an expert on child protection and has worked for 11 years in the ChildFund Guatemala. He contributes to various projects that improve the life adolescents and youth and, through that manner, decreases their need to emigrate....
José Alberto Barrera

José Alberto Barrera

José Alberto Barrera Myrna Mack Foundation Jose is a lawyer, notary, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Legal and Social Sciences from the Rafael Landívar University of Guatemala. He works at the Myrna Mack Foundation, as an Advisory Lawyer, and has played a key role in...
José Orlando Ramos

José Orlando Ramos

José Orlando Ramos Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Jose is a clinical psychologist from the Mariano Gálvez University of Guatemala and completed courses in Barcelona, Spain, on at-risk children and youth. He is the Executive Director of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, in...
Lidia Viviana Tzay PataI

Lidia Viviana Tzay PataI

Lidia Viviana Tzay PataI Women's Rights Initiative Lidia is a Kaqchiquel Maya with extensive experience in the legal field. She is the Director and Litigating Attorney of the Women’s Rights Initiative legal advisory program in Guatemala City. The program seeks...
Obdulio Perén

Obdulio Perén

Obdulio Perén Juárez y Asociados Obdulio works at Juarez y Asociados, a consulting firm, implementing a project that aims to address the main causes of undocumented external migration by improving youth’s, ages 15 to 24, quality of life in the western highlands of...
Rafael Poitevin

Rafael Poitevin

Rafael Poitevin Prosperiti-Guatecípa Foundation Rafael holds a Doctorate degree in Public Administration and Public Policies, and is a Professor. He is the Program and Projects Coordinator at the Prosperiti-Guatecípa Foundation in Guatemala, where he is involved on...
Silvia Raquec Cum

Silvia Raquec Cum

Silvia Raquec Cum Maya Women Kaqchikels (ALIAMAK) Silvia is a Kaqchikel Maya gender violence Defender. Since 2016, she coordinates the migration operations of the Pop No’j Association (PNA). She has experience with indigenous migrant children, women, and girls...