Ana Maria Floricelda Bol

Ana Maria Floricelda Bol is a 30 year-old indigenous community leader who works in the Rural Women’s Development Bank (BANCOMUR), which provides micro-credit loans and health education to indigenous women. She is the Secretary of the BANCOMUR Board of Directors and teaches classes in health, socio-economics, emotional health and hygiene. She hopes to learn more about how to work effectively with youth on STI and pregnancy prevention as a GOJoven Fellow. She also has volunteered teaching literacy and conducting rural surveys with the Association of Community Health Services (ASECSA) and she is also on the board of directors of her church. In the future, Ana Maria looks forward to having the opportunity to complete a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and to create a policy group that supports urban and rural development.