Claudia works with Judicial and Social Services (SERJUS), where she became interested in contributing to society and to indigenous women in rural areas. She has coordinated community organization and socioeconomic development programs, towards strengthening the political, technical and methodological abilities for women and people in rural areas to advocate for their rights through policy change. Claudia has a degree in Agronomy from … Read More

Guadalupe is the founder and Director of the Street School, an internationally-recognized organization that has worked for 18-years educating and providing social services to street children and working with youth in the city of Quetzaltenango.  He is a Maya K’iche’ leader with a degree in Psychology from the University of San Carlos.

Leivy manages three youth programs for the Renaissance Association in Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, Sololá and Suchitepéquez. Her goal is to build the skills of children, adolescents, and youth in order to encourage sustainable development in their communities, and promoting girls’ rights, gender equality, and cultural awareness. Leivy studied business management at the Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala.[:es]Leivy manages three youth programs … Read More

Maria Luisa is the President of Paz Joven Guatemala. She is dedicated to improving the lives of Guatemalan youth by helping them work collectively to advocate for policy change. She has participated in and represented Guatemala in national and international youth conferences.  Maria Luisa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.

Rene is a Health Educator with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS). As a health promoter, he works on addressing issues surrounding children and adolescents in rural Guatemala.  

Sara is the Communications Coordinator for ALAS (WINGS) Guatemala and coordinates the Guatemala Political Advocacy Program, where she encourages and promotes gender equality.  Sara works to empower women leaders and promote knowledge on political advocacy, SRH, gender and leadership; through national advocacy campaigns about adolescent pregnancy and sexual and reproductive rights.

Saúl is the founder and director of COINCIDIR, which works to promote and protect the rights of children and adolescents. He dreams that one day everyone will have access to basic human rights. Saúl is a children and adolescent rights advocate, educator, and poet.

Tracie is the General Coordinator for the Advocates for Children and Adolescents Collective, and the technical secretary for the Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health (OSAR) in Jalapa. She has been involved in human rights advocacy since childhood, especially those that of children and youth, leading various local and national advocacy campaigns for women, children, adolescents and youth. Tracie has … Read More

Tomasa is a trainer at the Asociación IDEI in Quetzalquenango. She has worked with AGALI to create the Municipal Offices for Children and Adolescents. Tomasa is currently working towards a degree in Secondary Education in Mathematics and Physics at the University of San Carlos.

Danessa is the founder and Director of Asociación Generando (ASOGEN) in Chimaltenango and has dedicated her life to promoting gender equality and helping women confront and overcome violence.  ASOGEN focuses on leadership, empowerment, and teaching adolescent girls’ how to defend their human rights. Danessa studied Sociology at the University of San Carlos.