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Sandra Vanessa Ramos Vidal (28), from El Salvador, is studying for her master's degree in sociology at FLACSO, Ecuador. Her studies focus on analyzing the role played by Salvadoran feminist organizations and the FMLN party in the decriminalization of abortion in El Salvador. She supports victims of human rights violations and is dedicated to promoting the right to education of children and adolescents living in rural areas of El Salvador.
She has extensive experience with government and non-profit organizations. Sandra worked on the government program “Grow Together,” aimed at ensuring that children reach their full potential. She led the creation and operation of community and municipal organizations that defend the rights of early childhood and adolescence.
Sandra has advised on the implementation and evaluation of public management tools. She has also worked with victims of human rights violations and has accompanied them in the process of seeking justice, truth, and reparation. Sandra has organized training sessions and workshops to promote human rights and discuss gender and migration issues.
In her academic career, she investigated the popular demands of social movements and their impact on the formulation of public policies, the configuration of the state, the creation of institutions, democracy, and contentious politics, and the dynamics of power and hegemony.
After her studies, Sandra seeks to collaborate with human rights organizations and feminist and community organizations that promote the agenda of sexual and reproductive rights with a gender perspective in the legislative sphere.
Sandra Vanessa Ramos Vidal (28), de El Salvador, cursa su maestría en Sociología en FLACSO, Ecuador. Sus estudios se centran en analizar el papel jugado por las organizaciones feministas salvadoreñas y el partido FMLN en la despenalización del aborto en El Salvador. Apoya a víctimas de violaciones de derechos humanos y se dedica a promover el derecho a la educación de niños, niñas y adolescentes que viven en zonas rurales de El Salvador.
Tiene amplia experiencia con organizaciones gubernamentales y sin fines de lucro. Sandra trabajó en el programa gubernamental “Crecer Juntos”: una política pública destinada a garantizar que los niños alcancen su máximo potencial. Lideró la creación y funcionamiento de organizaciones comunitarias y municipales en defensa de los derechos de la primera infancia y la adolescencia.
Sandra ha asesorado en la implementación y evaluación de herramientas de gestión pública. También ha trabajado con víctimas de violaciones de derechos humanos y las ha acompañado en el proceso de búsqueda de justicia, verdad y reparación. Sandra ha organizado capacitaciones y talleres para promover los derechos humanos y discutir cuestiones de género y migración.
En su carrera académica investigó las demandas populares de los movimientos sociales y su impacto en la formulación de políticas públicas, la configuración del Estado, la creación de instituciones, la democracia, la política contenciosa y las dinámicas de poder y hegemonía.
Luego de sus estudios, Sandra busca colaborar con organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos, organizaciones feministas y comunitarias que impulsen la agenda de derechos sexuales y reproductivos con perspectiva de género en el ámbito legislativo.
Audio transcript: “I will share the results of my research with feminist organizations that have worked to create sexual and reproductive rights agendas in the country. I plan to strengthen these through the progress I make.”
“I am investigating the weaknesses of these agendas with a view to building agendas that focus on rights in the country, weaknesses that have posed challenges when promoting the agendas in the legislative space. For example, decriminalization of abortion has been a critical issue in El Salvador. So, I will try to contribute a little by looking for the weaknesses that have existed in this process of building a feminist agenda, while at the same time offering possible alternatives to advance construction of the agenda.”
