Geraldina Guerra Garcés

Geraldina Guerra Garcés is an Ecuadorian civil society expert and women rights activist. She is the president of the Latin American Association for Alternative Development (ALDEA) and leader of the National Women's Shelters Network focused on improving racial, social and gender equity. She was recognized in the BBC 100 influential women in the world in 2022.[1][2]

Background and activism

Geraldina Guerra Garcés holds two degrees in social communication and migration and development from FLACSO. She is an independent researcher and a notable figure in social action and advocacy against violence perpetrated against women and children.[3] She is one of the managers of civil society feminicide register. Her activism focuses on the protection of women and children rights and defense of victims of violence.[4][5]

She is the founder of the Cartographies of Memory, an initiative that is devoted to creating “life maps” to keep the memory of victims of femicides alive and to spark a change in cultural attitudes. Garcés records cases of femicides for the Feminist Alliance and the Latin American Network Against Gender Violence.[6][7]

References
  1. "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. "EcuadorTimes.net | Breaking News, Ecuador News, World, Sports, Entertainment » An Ecuadorian among the 100 most influential women in the world". www.ecuadortimes.net. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. "Geraldina Guerra Garcés". Expertes Genre. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. BARREIRO, GABRIELA (2023-03-23). "Geraldina Guerra Garcés, una mujer influyente e inspiradora en el mundo". FM Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. NTN24. "Aldea, la fundación que busca darle a las mujeres ecuatorianas una vida libre de violencia | NTN24.COM". NTN24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. "9 Inspiring Women Fighting Injustice Around The World". #TOGETHERBAND. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  7. "Geraldina Guerra Garcés , presidenta de ALDEA, es reconocida entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes e inspiradoras del mundo en 2022, segun la BBC". ALDEA (in Spanish). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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