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Matilde Cali Jatz

GwynF — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:51:06 +0000

Matilde Cali Jiatz is a 29-year-old Mayan woman who has overcome tremendous personal challenges; she is a young leader with amazing determination and perseverance. When her mother died at an early age, Matilde left school to help take care of her family. Years later, she returned to finish high school, and is currently studying social work and working full-time at SHARE Guatemala on a community health and education program. She has worked as a trainer and community educator for several years, providing women and young people with information on reproductive health and family planning.

SHARE Guatemala

Maria Manuela Garcia Pú

GwynF — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:50:15 +0000

Manuela Garcia Puc became a Summit Fellow at age 28. As a Mayan woman, Manuela worked within ASECSA’s advocacy program focusing on gender policy and advocacy, both at the national level and within the organization. Prior to coming to ASECSA, she trained young Mayan women who work as domestic servants in Guatemala about their reproductive and sexual health and rights. She is interested in expanding ASECSA’s focus on adolescent reproductive health, both at the policy and programmatic levels. Manuela recently finished her studies in Social Work and recently returned from Spain with her Master’s Degree.

Realizando sus Estudios de Maestría.

Erikson Bersani Garcia

GwynF — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:48:48 +0000

Erikson Garcia was selected as a Summit Fellow at age 26. He is an extremely dynamic young leader who worked for the Guatemalan Ministry of Health’s program on young people. Erikson is an advocate within the government, promoting a broader understanding of young people’s sexual and reproductive rights. Erikson is widely recognized as an up and coming leader in the Sexual and Reproductive Health field in Guatemala and is involved in a multi-organization task force on adolescent reproductive and sexual health. As an openly gay young man in a very conservative country, Erikson has faced challenges in his life and become a stronger and more resolute person as a result. In a recent update, we learned that Erikson is now the Director of Training and Program Manager of CONJUVE, a youth leadership project to prevent HIV/AIDS.

Consejo Nacional de la Juventud, CONJUVE