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Ana Silvia del Rosario López Xil, an indigenous woman who works with Fundebase in the state of Chimaltenango, was 27 years old when she became a Summit Fellow. Ana Silvia is a strong and dynamic young leader who has overcome significant challenges to take on a management position with Fundebase, a large community-based organization. There, she coordinates a community health program, working with her staff to educate and train rural women on basic health, hygiene, and nutrition. She is eager to learn more about sexual and reproductive health so that she can share this information with the women in the villages where Fundebase works. Ana Silvia is currently finishing her degree in social work and is committed to continuing to work on health and development issues in indigenous communities within Guatemala.
FUNDEBASE
David Efren López López
David Efren López López was selected as a Summit Fellow at age 23 and is an incredibly charismatic, committed, and accomplished young leader. He has a long list of achievements and already began his own organization focused on health and education. Until recently, David worked as the Program Coordinator of Gente Nueva, an important institution in Guatemala working on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy. David lives in Guatemala City and is involved in several health, advocacy, and HIV networks in Guatemala and throughout Latin America. He is deeply committed to preventing the spread of the disease and to advocating for the rights of those who are HIV-positive. He is a powerhouse of ideas, passion, and action, dedicating his energy to creating real change in the field of HIV prevention and treatment, an area fraught with cultural taboos and political obstacles.
Asociación Gente Nueva
Ingrid Janeth Galvez Cuyon
Ingrid Yaneth Galvez Cuyún was 21 when she became a Summit Fellow and was the Program Coordinator of Proyecto LoCreo, a youth leadership development program that encourages innovative and creative approaches to sustainable development in Guatemala. When she graduated from the LoCreo program, her unique potential and leadership capacity led to her employment as a trainer and coordinator there. Ingrid also worked part-time as a teacher and has a deep commitment to youth leadership development, believing that young people represent Guatemala’s greatest hope for a better future. Thanks to the Summit Educational Scholarship, Ingrid is currently beginning her Bachelors Degree at the Universidad Rafael Landivar in Environmental Engineering.
Proyecto Cultural El Sitio LO CREO
Maynor Roberto Morales Coroxon
Roberto Morales Coroxón, became a Summit Fellow at age 24 and is the Program Coordinator of Proyecto Payaso, a local NGO that educates rural communities throughout Guatemala about a broad range of sexual and reproductive health issues. Using performance art and other creative forms of communication Roberto and his team travel to educate people about the importance of family planning, HIV prevention and gender equity. Although he is young, Roberto is already in a key position within Proyecto Payaso, and is also a leader in his own indigenous community near Panajachel, where he works to promote knowledge of SRH issues and community development.
Colectivo Atz’anem K’oj, Proyecto Payaso
Ana Lourdes Del Rosario Tojin Mich
Ana Lourdes Tojen Mich tenía 25 años cuando fue seleccionada para ser una Becaria Summit y trabaja con la Asociación ALAS, una organización basada en Antigua que promueve el entrenamiento de salud sexual y reproductiva en comunidades rurales. Superando obstáculos culturales y presión comunitaria tremenda, Lourdes organizó una clínica de planificación familiar y trajo la unidad móvil de esterilización de APROFAM (un afiliado de IPPF) a su pueblo. Logró dar a las mujeres del pueblo acceso a una larga gama de servicios de planificación familiar. Lourdes es especialmente dedicada a la empoderación de mujeres, reconociendo su importancia crítica tanto para mujeres individuales con quienes trabaja como para el desarrollo de sus comunidades a largo plazo. Lourdes espera un día ser directora de su organización.
Asociación Alas de Guatemala
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