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Nayeli Karina de la Torre Garcia

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:09:24 +0000

Nayeli Karina de la Torre Garcia, selected at age 28, is responsible for donor outreach at the environmental protection organization, Fundación Flora, Fauna y Cultura de Mexico, located at Xcaret. She focuses on raising funds for the foundation‘s Marine Turtle Protection, Maintenance of Green Areas, Cultural Conservation and Community Involvement programs. Karina has a BA in Business Administration and experience working in gender equity and violence prevention. Karina’s future plans include opening a Library Café in Playa del Carmen that sells organic products and obtaining a Master’s Degree in Marketing.

Maria Beatriz Chimal May

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:09:07 +0000

Maria Beatriz Chimal May, who was 25 when selected, works as a librarian in her native Mayan village of Coba. Beatriz speaks Spanish and Mayan and is committed to improving the lives of the children and youth in Coba. Beatriz wants to help children and youth overcome their fears and speak freely about sexuality, even though it is taboo in her culture. She would like to study law in the future, becoming Coba’s first lawyer and continuing to fight for the rights of her community.

Alberto Lopez Castro

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:08:40 +0000

Alberto Lopez Castro was 24 when he was selected for the program. He is an environmental activist living in Playa del Carmen who and is actively involved in local work to protect the mangroves of the Sian Kaan Reserve. Alberto became interested in HIV, STI and adolescent pregnancy prevention while working as a medical assistant and administering pregnancy and HIV tests and counseling. He is interested in becoming a physician and is currently studying law so as to better protect the human rights of youth and families.

Iris Borraz Magdaleno

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:08:14 +0000

Iris Borraz Magdaleno, selected at age 23, is a Marketing Assistant at the Xel Ha ecological park. Iris is passionate about gender equality and eliminating the abuse and exploitation of children. She studied domestic violence while completing her BA in Marketing. Iris is involved in a local youth group, where she participates in life-skills training and social consciousness-raising workshops. She participates in the PRI youth group, coordinating social improvement projects for youth and families. Through GOJoven she hopes to strengthen her understanding of sexual and reproductive health and share this knowledge with more than 600 employees at Xel Ha, as well as youth in local communities.

Fernando Fernando Camin Medina

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:54 +0000

Fernando Camin Medina, selected at age 24, is Deputy Director of Tourism for the Municipal Government of the Solidaridad District, in Playa del Carmen. He implements district-wide programs with numerous associations and institutions. Fernando hopes to become the Director of the municipal government’s Youth Institute. He has a BA in Systems and Information Engineering, recently opened an Information Technology business and teaches IT at a local university. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Fernando sees himself as a future political and business leader in Playa del Carmen.

Jacinta Chan Pech

GOJoven — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:35 +0000

Jacinta Chan Pech, who was 29 when she was selected to participate in GOJoven, is a Mayan leader who works in the Department of Social Development in Tulum, where she participates in social development activities in the city and its surrounding rural Mayan communities. Bilingual in Spanish and Mayan, Jacinta collaborates with a local Mayan association, conducting health outreach. She also works to protect the environment through volunteering at CEMAT, an organization of ecologically-minded business people, and is an active member of Mexico Nuevo, the youth arm of the PRI political party. Jacinta has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Business Development and plans to get a master’s degree in Construction to help her community secure housing.