Omar Lucio Rodriguez

Omar Lucio Rodriguez is a police officer who became a GoJoven Fellow at the age of 29 as a participant of the 2006 cohort.  Omar is on a special leave from the Belize Police Department where he had been for the past 9 years serving in different capacities; presently he’s serving as the GoJoven Belize Program Training Coordinator. Omar participated in GoJoven’s Training of Trainers workshops and is an adept facilitator in the topics of emergency contraception, masculinity, gender equity, HIV/AIDS, team building and team integration. Omar is passionate about confronting the HIV/AIDS epidemic: for the past five years Omar has served as the chairperson for the San Ignacio, Cayo Branch of the National AIDS Commission.  Also, he had worked as a consultant for the Caring for Children project for all children affected by or infected with HIV/ AIDS in Belize. In addition, he serves as a board member for Cornerstone Foundation, the Caring for Children funding agency.  In the local schools, Omar collaborates with Youth for the Future to educate students on issues of human rights and the rights of children.  Omar also volunteers his time counseling couples and men at Mary Open Door, a Women’s Organization, where he emphasizes violence prevention. Omar plans to study Social Work at the University of Belize and has completed his first level of counseling courses at the University of the West Indies.