Joseline Esteffanía Velásquez Morales Explained

Joseline Esteffanía Velásquez Morales is a Guatemalan activist and coordinator of several NGOs.[1]

Velásquez is an activist for women's sexual and reproductive rights and feminists. She currently helps through NGOs Go Joven Guatemala, Girls Not Brides and Fondo CAMY to educate girls and young women in Guatemalan communities on issues of sexuality and prevention. She also fights to end forced marriages in Guatemala and unwanted pregnancies.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quienes son las 100 mujeres de la BBC de 2018 y cuales son las 12 latinoamericanas. 19 November 2018. "Semana". es.
  2. Web site: ¿Quién es Joseline Velásquez? la guatemalteca reconocida por "BBC Mundo". 24 November 2018. es. 6 November 2022. 24 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424000351/https://lahora.gt/quien-es-joseline-velasquez-la-guatemalteca-reconocida-por-bbc-mundo/. dead.
  3. News: BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?. 19 November 2018. BBC News. 23 July 2019. en-GB.