PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES
General Coordinator: Vilma GonzalezVilma is the General Coordinator of the Puerto Rico Coalition against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres and has been with the coalition for the past 15 years.
For over 28 years, Vilma has worked in different scenarios on the issue of domestic violence and sexual assault in her native Puerto Rico and San Francisco, California. Her work experiences include, coordinated programs for women and children survivors of domestic violence, serving as an advocate for immigrant women, worked with women in prenatal programs, coordinated and developed many conferences on issues of violence and gender. |
Carmen Castelló Ortiz
Carmen Castelló Ortiz is a Puerto Rican defender of human rights and social worker. Carmen is dedicated to denouncing sexual violence in Puerto Rico through her blog. She also voluntarily developed the first national observatory covering the fields of gender and violence, specifically sexual violence in Puerto Rico. Carmen collects and analyzes data obtained from various government agencies. Through social networks she exposes data about situations of gender violence on the island. She monitors cases from the justice system, and does the follow-up on women and youth people missing in the country.
As a social worker Castelló have been an advocate for the rights and intercessor of persons institutionalized with mental health problems, forensic psychiatry, foster homes, and geriatric centers including those of the Children’s and Family Service Department. She was also an Intercessor for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. At the same time she provided support services to homeless people with substance abuse problems through guidance about upbringing a healthy nutrition for children while she assisted young pregnant women to complete their studies.
(Source: Coordinadora Paz Para Las Mujeres)
As a social worker Castelló have been an advocate for the rights and intercessor of persons institutionalized with mental health problems, forensic psychiatry, foster homes, and geriatric centers including those of the Children’s and Family Service Department. She was also an Intercessor for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. At the same time she provided support services to homeless people with substance abuse problems through guidance about upbringing a healthy nutrition for children while she assisted young pregnant women to complete their studies.
(Source: Coordinadora Paz Para Las Mujeres)