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Washington DC

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Participate in the design and implementation of Gender and Diversity loan operations and technical cooperations in Latin America and the Caribbean. - Support partnerships to promote the economic empowerment and political participation and leadership of women.- Support continued work on Violence against Women (VAW) issues and women´s participation and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Coordinate the Violence against Women (VAW) agenda of the IDB´s Citizen Security Cluster.-Design and apply instruments and platforms to improve the collection, analysis, and use of information on VAW in America and the Caribbean. -Design and implement projects to: improve the police and justice response to survivors of VAW; mainstream gender in the police.

Washington, DC

-Provide technical support to the Regional System of Standardized Citizen Security and Violence Prevention Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean. Created in 2008, the System is composed by LAC 20 countries and two cities. -Co-authored the IDB study on Crime and Violence Observatories in Latin American and the Caribbean and supported its.

Washington, DC

-Co-led the coordination, development, and implementation of the comprehensive orientation program for IDB new employees ONBoard@IDB: a) conceptualization of the program, its underlying principles, approach, and design; b) definition of procedures for training activities; c) instructional and content design of online courses about the Bank, its operations.

-Identified and documented good practices and promising programs on citizen security from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname for the UNDP human development report. -Technical meetings facilitated to integrate national data and background papers into the regional analyses on police, state policies, youth.

New York City

-Co-authored the report on key findings and recommendations to improve housing options, opportunities and success for youth leaving the foster care system in New York City. -Designed and conducted interviews, surveys, and focus groups with foster care agencies, youth in foster care, housing providers, youth advocates, and NYC government agencies

New York City

-Conducted research and analytical work; gathered state-of-the-art knowledge on performance national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in twelve Latin American countries.

- Supported the planning and implementation of the Good Practice Expo, held in the framework of the 2010 UNFPA Global Meeting. The Expo showcased successful initiatives in reproductive and maternal health, crisis prevention, human rights promotion, and gender-based violence reduction.

Brasilia, Brazil

-Participated in the formulation and implementation of the Spain-UN-MDG Fund Program (UNDP, ILO, UNODC, UNICEF, UN-HABITAT, and UNESCO) “security with citizenship: preventing violence and strengthening citizenship in Brazilian communities with emphasis in children and adolescents”.-Provided technical inputs to the Brazil Country Office strategy on.

Bogotá, Colombia

-Led and expanded UNDP’s citizen security technical support services in Latin America; identified, designed, and implemented technical cooperation projects at local, sub National, and National level.-Represented UNDP in workshops and delivered presentations to UN officers, country counterparts, and other key stakeholders to promote UNDP comprehensive.

- Supported the implementation and follow-up of knowledge fairs on local governance in Guayaquil (Ecuador), Rosario (Argentina) and San José (Costa Rica). - Developed and applied knowledge management tools on local governance and human development. - Created and updated the virtual fair platform and workspace, tools to foster communication, knowledge.

Bogotá, Colombia

- Supported the identification, systematization and promotion of 287 best practices on local governance (anticorruption, leadership, public safety, public sector strengthening and citizens’ participation) from 15 countries of Latin America. - Supported the organization and implementation of Bogota’s knowledge fair on local governance where the achievements.

Master Of Public Administration

Especialista En Organizaciones, Responsabilidad Social Y Desarrollo, Responsabilidad Social

Profesional En Gobierno Y Relaciones Internacionales, Políticas Públicas