San Luis Potosí, Mexico Apoyare Fundación García Pilar has ample experience designing, managing, and executing high-impact social projects on gender equity and sexuality. She is a college professor, which allows her to teach students to have a critical and proactive approach when it comes to gender equity, sexuality, and human rights. Through Apoyare, she has empowered women in heavily marginalized … Read More
Marcela García Vázquez
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Nueva Luna (New Moon) Marcela is the President of Nueva Luna. She is a leader and an activist committed to the rehabilitation of incarcerated women. Through an autobiographical writing workshop in San Luis Potosi she fosters healthy and safe spaces for women to share their lives, dreams, and hopes for the future, while empowering them to … Read More
Melba Díaz de León Castillo
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Chat Social (Social Chat) Melba is the Director of Operations of Chat Social, a civil association dedicated to strengthening civil society organizations. Her work focuses on strengthening civil society through empowerment and capacity building for the ultimate benefit of girls and women. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, specializing in social investment, and is … Read More
Ricardo Preciado Jiménez
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Ánimos Novandi Ricardo is the Legal Advisor for Animos Novandi, an organization that works to build the capacity and leadership of disadvantaged youth. In his work, he specializes in human rights with a focus on strategic litigation. Ricardo is an activist and advocate of political and social strategies that benefit girls, youth, and women. He is … Read More
Rodrigo Arizmendi Saucedo
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Comité de Madres (Mothers’ Committee) Rodrigo is the Director of Institutional Development at Comité de Madres, an organization devoted to empowering children and women through its theatrical plays that promote human rights and its entrepreneurship workshops and activities that support employment. Rodrigo is currently studying human rights and social policies and projects. Rise Up Together Cohort: … Read More
Yair Govea Valladares
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Santa María de Lourdes / SAMALOU Yair is a collaborator at Santa María de Lourdes (SAMALOU), an organization that develops public policies for women’s equal access to decision making. Yair has ample experience in public service in the state of San Luis Potosi, and he specializes in designing methodology, strategies, and actions for preventing gender-based and … Read More
Yamel Campos
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Movimiento Amor Azul (Blue Love Movement) Yamel is the founder of Movimiento Amor Azul. She is devoted to girls, youth, and women who have autism, and supporting their families. She is passionate about disseminating information and educating people with autism and their families about their rights. Her work focuses on linking people who have autism with … Read More
Mexico Grantees Selected
In late March, Rise Up conducted a successful Leadership Accelerator program in Mexico through our partnership with Cummins Powers Women. Rise Up selected 18 social entrepreneurs, who learned to use advocacy and innovation to create large-scale social change. Rise Up leaders participated in hands-on learning sessions based on Rise Up’s award-winning curriculum, and they shared expertise to develop their own strategies … Read More
Zione Musa
Zione Musa Creative Centre for Community Mobilization (CRECCOM) Zomba, Malawi Zione is the Senior Project Officer at CRECCOM responsible for coordinating programs that improve retention and tradition for adolescent girls in schools in Thyolo District. Her background includes over six years working with and in non-governmental organizations and almost three years serving as a teacher at a secondary school in … Read More
Lawrence Zuze
Lawrence Zuze Mapanga Community Development Organization Thyolo, Malawi Lawrence is the Director of Mapanga Community Development Organization, a local organization in Thyolo District that focuses on environmental conservation and climate change, agriculture and food security, HIV/AIDS, and gender and human rights for youth, women, the elderly and people with disabilities. He has a degree in community development and a number … Read More
