Joseline Esteffanía Velásquez Morales

Joseline Esteffanía Velásquez Morales is a Guatemalan activist and coordinator of several Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs).[1][2]

Velásquez is a campaigner for women's sexual and reproductive rights and the feminist movement. She currently helps through NGOs; Go Joven Guatemala, Girls Not Brides and Fondo CAMY[1] to educate girls and young women in Guatemalan communities on issues of sexuality and pregnancy prevention. She also fights to end forced marriages in Guatemala and unwanted pregnancies.[1]

In 2018, Velásquez was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "¿Quién es Joseline Velásquez? la guatemalteca reconocida por "BBC Mundo"" (in Spanish). 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Quienes son las 100 mujeres de la BBC de 2018 y cuales son las 12 latinoamericanas". "Semana" (in Spanish). 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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