I am the Project Director of the $4.9M CAD Women Leading Change (WLC) project (2021-2025) funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Alinea International. WLC seeks to enhance gender equality and empowerment of women, youth and indigenous persons in the tri-border “Trifinio” region of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, in the Dry Corridor. The project enhances the systematic engagement of women, youth and indigenous persons in public leadership and decision-making processes and strengthens prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence by municipalities, justice system actors and community-based organizations. The Project is implemented by a consortium led by Alinea International Ltd., and supported by local implementing organizations Mancomunidad Trinacional Fronteriza Río Lempa (MTFRL) and the Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Apoyo a la Mujer (CICAM).