Organization: ICW
Region: Latin America and Caribbean
Nationality: Honduras
Country: Argentina
Interests & expertise: Gender
Profession or occupation: Advocate/activist
What inspires you to work in the HIV field?
I was born with HIV. Since I was very young, I have been an activist for the rights of young women to achieve the goal of having a healthy childhood and adolescence, free of stigma and discrimination, and to be integrated into public policies. I received the IAS 2020 Youth Champion grant for the creation of the situation report from the perspective of young women living with HIV. I am currently working as a Gender Equity Officer representing ICW Global at the People Living with HIV Stigma Index International Partnership. I studied political science with an orientation in public opinion at the University of Buenos Aires with a central focus that advocacy needs evidence and research.
What are your goals as an IAS change maker?
My goals are to have Latin American youth representation in global agendas, as well as strengthen regional research with young women with HIV, increase gender-based analysis and reaffirm the importance of disaggregated data.