San Luis Potosí, Mexico Regional Ambassador, Technovation San Luis Potosí Lía is committed to developing technological skills among girls and adolescents. Lia and her organization, offer girls the opportunity to contribute to society with their own technology tools. Her organization is part of an international movement that aims to reduce the gender gap that exists in the STEM (Science, Technology, … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico President, Santa María de Lourdes, A.C. María is passionate about women participating in politics. She is a lawyer and founder of Santa María de Lourdes, an organization which promotes women’s involvement in decision making spaces, enabling their empowerment and the inclusion of a gender perspective in governmental planning and development. María has training in gender and … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico Member, Women Journalists Network of San Luis Potosí María is an award-winning local and national journalist, who is greatly committed to reporting with a gender lens. She is currently a member of the Women Journalists Network of San Luis Potosí in Mexico. In her journalistic work, she incorporates a gender perspective to insert issues regarding women’s … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico CEO, Apoyare, García Cedillo Foundation, A.C. Mariana is a psychologist with training in gender and human rights. As the leader of Apoyare, García Cedillo Foundation A.C., she promotes sexual health rights and the prevention of different forms of violence for indigenous women. She is an activist whose work is mainly focused on women from the indigenous … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico Project Coordinator,  Promoción Social Integral A.C., Colonia Juvenila (Youth Colony) Minerva is a passionate communications professional who is committed to promoting education. In her work with Colonia Juvenil, she offers education opportunities to young people from underprivileged populations. Minerva is a facilitator of project management and has ample experience working on social programs in San Luis … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico Research Professor, San Luis Potosí Autonomous University Urenda is a lawyer, activist, historian, and researcher who is passionate about defending women’s rights. As a researcher in the master’s in human rights program at the San Luis Potosí Autonomous University, her work focuses on sexual rights, autonomy, gender, and territories. She has ample experience in accompanying cases … Read More

Chihuahua, Mexico General Coordinator, Centro para el Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer, A.C. Ivonne founded Centro para el Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer, A.C., in 2004 to prevent and eliminate violence towards girls, adolescents, and women, after being inspired by a close-to-home experience. Ivonne has ample experience working with families of victims of femicide in Ciudad Juarez. She has participated … Read More

San Luis Potosí, Mexico Logistics Coordinator, Fundación Música para la vida Viridiana is a psychologist who is passionately dedicated to children’s development through music. The Fundación Música para la vida creates and promotes greater life ambitions for those who take part. As the logistics coordinator, Viridiana encourages girls and adolescents to achieve their goals. Viridiana also has a background in … Read More

Chihuahua, Mexico Project Coordinator, Programa Compañeros, A.C. Jocelyn is a social worker who is committed to helping women from vulnerable populations. She is a social worker and collaborator of the Programa Compañeros A.C. She also coordinates the Women’s Initiative for the organization, which assists women who are in vulnerable conditions and at a high risk of HIV, including those who use … Read More

Chihuahua, Mexico Regional Coordinator, Mexican Association for the United Nations of Youth AMNU Jóvenes, A.C. / Education to Share Patricia is passionate about physical education and committed to empowering girls and young women. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Mexican Association for the United Nations of Youth Education for Sharing in Chihuahua, where she leads the programs, … Read More