Ana Lourdes Del Rosario Tojin Mich

Ana Lourdes, a 2005 fellow, is the director of the Summit supported Poder-Joven project at the indigenous-based Community Health Association (ASECSA). Since becoming a fellow, she has worked diligently in the SRH field as a facilitator and outreach worker at various key NGO’s in Guatemala including APROFAM, WINGS and the Carroll Behrhorst Guatemalan Development Foundation.  After graduating from the GOJoven Training of Trainers Process, she put her new public speaking skills to work by being elected to the traditional Community Development Council (COCODE) where she is able to coordinate youth efforts in conservation and SRH. In July 2010, PHI awarded Ana Lourdes the Summit Scholarship, which has allowed her to continue her studies in Social Work at the Rafael Landivar University in Guatemala.  As a social worker, Ana Lourdes plans to establish her own comprehensive NGO that will focus on youth education and counseling, and provide SRH services to promote healthy and cohesive families.