Alejandra Forlán Explained
Alejandra Forlán Corazo (born 1974) is a Uruguayan psychologist, lecturer, and activist.
Biography
The daughter of Pilar Corazo and Pablo Forlán, and sister of footballer Diego Forlán, Alejandra studied psychology at the Catholic University of Uruguay. She earned a master's degree in consulting and human resources from the University of the Balearic Islands, working with adolescents.[1] She obtained her diploma as the first female FIFA agent of Uruguay.[2] [3]
On 14 September 1991, at age 17, Alejandra Forlán and her boyfriend Gonzalo were in an automobile accident on a rainy morning. The young man was killed instantly in the collision; neither of them had a seatbelt on.[4] After the impact, Forlán realized that she could not move her body.[1] Her injuries caused irreversible damage, and after months of rehabilitation she remained paraplegic.[5]
On 24 March 2009 she created the Alejandra Forlán Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Montevideo, whose main objective is to promote and equalize the rights of people with different abilities, work on the prevention of traffic accidents, and create support networks for people with limitations.[6] It has organized publicity campaigns promoting non-alcoholic drinks,[7] charity golf tournaments,[8] and The Road Show, an event featuring testimonies of people whose lives were changed by accidents.[9]
From 2010 to 1 March 2015, Forlán was vice president of Uruguay's National Road Safety Unit (Unasev).[6] [10]
Awards
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Alejandra Forlán: sin obstáculos . Alejandra Forlán: Without Obstacles . Acuña . Soledad . . Spanish . September 2008 . 13 November 2017.
- Web site: Hay que educar en la prevención y los adultos no dan el ejemplo . You Have to Educate in Prevention and Adults Do Not Set an Example . Laguarda . Guzman . LR21 . Spanish . 15 August 2007 . 13 November 2017.
- Web site: DGI va por Fonseca y Bentancur . DGI Goes for Fonseca and Bentancur . Muñoz . Diego . 180 . Spanish . 25 November 2009 . 13 November 2017.
- La conmovedora historia de superación de la hermana de Diego Forlán . The Moving Story of Diego Forlán's Sister Overcoming . . Spanish . 26 October 2011 . 13 November 2017.
- Web site: La historia de la hermana de Forlán conmueve a Uruguay . The Story of Forlán's Sister Moves Uruguay . Jimenez . Fernando . . Spanish . 1 August 2013 . 13 November 2017.
- News: 'Lamento que Unasev no me haya dado nada positivo' . I'm Sorry Unasev Has Not Given Me Anything Positive . . Spanish . 11 April 2015 . 13 November 2017.
- News: El Despabilador, un trago que te salva la Noche de la Nostalgia . El Despabilador, a Drink That Saves You on the Night of Nostalgia . . Spanish . 24 August 2015 . 5 November 2018.
- Web site: Diego Forlán juega golf a beneficio en Uruguay . Diego Forlán Plays Golf Benefit in Uruguay . Peru.com . Spanish . 26 December 2014 . 5 November 2018.
- News: Familias, médicos y policías reviven drama de accidentes . Families, Doctors, and Police Relive Drama of Accidents . . Spanish . 6 August 2015 . 5 November 2018.
- Web site: Alejandra Forlán: vice de Unasev por 'tener ángel' . Alejandra Forlán: Vice of Unasev for 'Having an Angel' . 180 . Spanish . 24 December 2010 . 13 November 2017.
- Web site: Novedades . News . Departmental Board of Montevideo . Spanish . 30 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122924/http://www.juntamvd.gub.uy/es/novedades/850-luisa-cuesta-y-alejandra-forlan-recibieron-el-premio-montevideanas-2011.html . 4 March 2016 . dead. 13 November 2017.
- Web site: Alejandra Forlán es la Mujer del Año 2012–2013 . Alejandra Forlán is the 2012–2013 Woman of the Year . NetUruguay . Spanish . 4 September 2013 . 13 November 2017.