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Helen Gabriel Flores Rodríguez
Helen Gabriel Flores Rodríguez, 22 years old when selected as a Summit Fellow, is a feminist activist working for the University Women’s Feminist Collective. Part of her responsibilities involve working on the Sexual and Reproductive Rights Youth Network Project to organize and mobilize youth, develop advocacy campaigns, and facilitate youth-to-youth training. The Network participates in national advocacy campaigns with the Alliance for Youth, Children, and Adolescents. Helen is also active in a lesbian network within the gay community. She is focused on the national and international legal frameworks for the sexual and reproductive health rights of women and youth. Helen is a dynamic and articulate young leader who is deeply committed to promoting human rights and sexual diversity by combating discrimination and sexism throughout Honduras. She is a systems engineering major at the National Autonomous University of Honduras. Helen currently works as Youth Program Coordinator for the Feminist Collective of University Women.
Colectivo Femenista Mujeres Universitarias
Luís Joel Rivera Perdomo
Luís Joel Rivera Perdomo, selected as a Summit Fellow at age 22, has extensive experience in popular theatre. As an actor and theatre workshop teacher, Luis works with the Tegucigalpa Theatre Workshop Association and the Cultural Association RIMAS, an organization that executes projects focused on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Having toured throughout Honduras, the focus of his present work is on promoting popular theatre methodologies in the prevention of HIV/AIDS and giving voice to people living with HIV/AIDS. He is also working with Garifuna communities on developing popular theatre productions and providing theatre training. Luis is majoring in sociology at the National Autonomous University of Honduras and his vision is to use popular theatre and music to advocate for the sexual and reproductive health rights of youth.
Grupo Teatro Sambra Roja
Licda Nory Álvarez Betancourth,
Licda Nory Álvarez Betancourth, 25 years old when accepted as a Summit Fellow, was born into a large family of ten in a poor neighborhood in Tegucigalpa. Licda is passionate about social justice issues, especially her work with youth from marginalized communities. Licda graduated from the National Autonomous University of Honduras as a certified public accountant and is currently the Administrative Assistant to the Vice-Minister and Director of the National Agrarian Institute. She is a board member of the National Council of Youth Pobladores (CONJUPH), an affiliate organization of the General Confederation of Workers, where she works with at-risk youth and youth workers. She facilitates HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns and workshops as well as projects with blind youth.
Consejo Juvenil de Pobladores de Honduaras (CONJUPH)
Roberto Carlos Flores
Roberto Carlos Flores became a Summit Fellow when he was 26 years old. He worked in San Pedro Sula, teaching teachers, and is also a leader in his church, where he spends his time working with youth groups. He is particularly concerned about helping adolescents adjust to life changes, and to ensure that they can protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS. A computer aficionado, Roberto is now a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Technology in Escuela Normal Mixta del Litoral Atlántico (ENMLA) and at Instituto Superación Valle de Lean. He received a Summit Educational Scholarship in 2007 to finish his Bachelor’s Degree in Math at the Universidad Pegagogica Nacional “Francisco Morazán” in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Escuela Normal Mixta de Litoral Atlántico (E.N.M.L.A.)
Adriana Molina Castro
Adriana Molina Castro, a dentist from La Ceiba, was 25 years old when she was selected as a Summit Fellow. Adriana is passionate about and committed to improving the reproductive health of young people in her community. It was only after she returned from her university studies in Tegucigalpa that she saw how beset the young people of La Ceiba were with the problems of early pregnancy, unemployment and HIV infection. She now works mornings at a health clinic as the only dentist in the area. She spends her afternoons and weekends volunteering with the NGO Center for the Promotion of Family Health and Assistance (CEPROSAF) and the Youth Employment Summit (YES) campaign, working with rural youth to empower them through leadership and knowledge. Adriana is committed to serving her community, through her clinic and her outreach work.
Cruz Roja Hondureña, filial La Ceiba
Dalila Flores
Dalila Flores was 27 when she became a Summit Fellow. She is a well-spoken energetic nurse who has worked for ten years in the public hospital in Coxen Hole, Roatan. She is also involved in her local community council, as a member of the “patronato.” She works in both the emergency and maternity wards at the hospital and is concerned about the high number of adolescent mothers that she sees both in the hospital and in the community.
Hospital de Roatan
Andy Lopez
Andy Lopez, 26, works full-time in the health clinic at Anthony’s Key Resort in Roatan. He is trained as an Emergency Medical Technician, and also manages the decompression chamber at the resort. Andy volunteers with the Roatan HIV/AIDS Committee, is a leader in his church, and serves as Sub-Director for First Aid at the Red Cross. With the Red Cross, Andy is in charge of training, manages volunteers, and provides instruction for youth and local communities on first aid, swimming, disaster preparedness, and HIV/AIDS. Andy is interested in the linkages between population, health and the environment. As he is cognizant of the important role that tourism plays in Roatan’s economic development, he is concerned with the development of the reef and the people of Roatan. Andy is an energetic, charismatic and well-connected leader.
Cornerstone Chamber and Medical Service
Luis Enrique Garcia
Luis Enrique Garcia was 24 years old when he became a Summit Fellow and is the President of the “patronato,” or city council, of Sambo Creek, a Garifuna village located 20 kilometers east of La Ceiba. An articulate, dynamic and visionary leader of his community, Luis Enrique understands the problems posed to his community by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and is eager to learn more about sexual and reproductive health in order to better address these challenges.
Patronato Pro Mejoramiento de Sambo Creek
Eben Reyes
Eben Reyes became a Summit Fellow when he was 23. He works in San Pedro Sula with Comunicacion para la vida (COMVIDA), a local government program focusing on AIDS/HIV prevention among youth. As leader of his local Adventist church, Eben also plays an active role in the lives of the religious youth in his community. He is commited to educating her peers about HIV and is very interested in using his IT background to teach youth via the internet. He presently lives in Pasadena, California.
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