María García Hernández

Marí was one of the outstanding young leaders from our training program in Iwiltic, Chiapas. After graduating from high school, she joined GPA in 2018 as an intern, where she worked in all areas of the organization, from facilitating workshops for our Youth Leadership program, and our Women Taking Care of Women Program, to working with midwives, being an interpreter and learning how organizations collaborate to be effective. As Marí said, "I like working with young people a lot because I can identify with them and I want them to see that they can do this. I want girls to see that they can gain skills and get ahead, not just the guys. I understand their doubts because I had them myself." Marí is fluent in both Tzeltal and Spanish.