Silvia Muñoz Montero

Silvia Muñoz Montero is professionally trained in nursing, and worked in this area for six years with the Secretariat of Health in the state of Quintana Roo, in the preventative medicine in different rural communities.  Silvia worked as a nurse for the Mexican Red Cross, volunteering her time in fundraising for three years.  In 2006, Silvia was selected as a GOJoven Fellow, during which she carried out the implementation of her Leadership Action Plan in a center for juvenile offenders in the state of Quintana Roo, delivering educational workshops around sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues.  In 2007, Silvia received an offer from Population Services International (PSI) to coordinate a project related to issues around youth SSR.  This project was funded by the Foundation Summit.  In PSI, Silvia also supervises activities in the field of health promoters, the objective of these activities being the prevention of HIV and STIs with populations such as men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and people living with HIV.  With the support of the Beca Cima, Silvia is presently taking courses to obtain her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the Carl Rogers Institute in Chetumal.