Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Lawyer and sociologist with a specialization in International Humanitarian Law and Culture of Peace, with over 4 years of experience in protecting vulnerable individuals, including migrants, refugees, and populations with dual vulnerabilities (armed conflict and international protection). I possess skills in implementing protection strategies, case management, and team coordination in challenging contexts. I have developed capabilities in creating comprehensive and lasting interventions aimed at mitigating protection risks, promoting access to rights, and strengthening institutional and community responses.
1. Led the strategic and technical coordination in the area of humanitarian assistance (Shelter and CBI) to implement actions that mitigate protection situations for prioritized profiles such as people in need of international protection, people with dual affectation, survivors of GBV, and children at risk. 2. Consolidated and implemented protocols for response, referral, and activation of routes in protection cases in the seven departments impacted by the strategy, prioritizing GBV profiles, human trafficking, and children at risk (Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Huila, Risaralda, Quindío, Nariño, and Putumayo). 3. Strengthened public and private entities and community-based organizations in protection-based responses for profiles such as human trafficking, people in need of international protection, uninsured HIV-positive population, and children at risk. 4. Conducted interviews with individuals in need of international protection to verify their eligibility for legal pathways to the United States (CHNV, FTJ-R, Petition for Alien Relative) as well as protection risks for their management. Achievements: 1. Developed three informative talks impacting more than 75 officials from various public, private, and third sector entities on topics related to regularization, access to rights, and constitutional protection mechanisms for migrant populations, focusing on profiles of children at risk, people in need of international protection, and victims of human trafficking. 2. Conducted 75 consultancy exercises on other regular pathways to other countries, ensuring orderly, safe, and regular migration for Venezuelan, Haitian, and Cuban migrant populations.
1. Led the implementation of the PRO (Reference and Orientation Points) strategy in coordination with the protection focal point, providing technical guidance to PRO teams in the areas of identification and protection-based response, as well as legal assistance to populations in need of international protection, victims of human trafficking, and migrants in vulnerable situations. 2. Conducted regular field visits to communities in Atlántico, Bolívar, and Magdalena to assess legal and protection needs, identifying systemic gaps and opportunities for improvement in service provision. 3. Provided information, guidance, and referrals to individuals with international protection needs, LGBT refugee populations, victims of armed conflict, and vulnerable host communities to ensure their access to rights, mitigate protection risks, and build capacity for response through self-protection. 4. Managed and updated the mapping of actors and services in the territory with the aim of achieving comprehensive coverage to address the access to rights needs of populations with international protection needs, as well as protection risk cases in childhood, gender-based violence (GBV), and suspected human trafficking. Achievements: 1. Developed, in collaboration with the "Juntos Aprendemos" team and the ICBF branch in Santa Marta, the provision of the PRO service in three attention sessions focused on access to rights and the regularization of migrant children, resulting in the management of 120 actions distributed in guidance, referrals, and support in the pre-registration of migrant children and their families.
1. Coordinated multidisciplinary teams to implement standard operating procedures, providing guidance, referrals, and information to populations in need of international protection, migrants, and vulnerable host communities in Magdalena, Atlántico, and Guajira. 2. Implemented strategies to reduce protection risks, focusing on at-risk children, statelessness, and HIV-positive populations. 3. Conducted regular field visits to assess legal and protection needs in project areas, identifying gaps and opportunities to enhance service provision and protection mechanisms. 4. Strengthened relationships by coordinating actions with IOM teams, institutional actors, NGOs, and community-based organizations to ensure protection and rights for refugees, vulnerable host communities, and returnees. 5. Contributed to technical forums for the development of protocols, strategies, and procedures to improve integration and mitigate protection risks for refugees, host communities, and returnees. 6. Provided technical support in managing and monitoring project data, enabling demographic analysis, impact assessment, and sustainability evaluations to inform decision-making and project evaluation. Achievements: 1. Coordinated the provision of over 16,000 consultations, guidance, referrals, and protection case management across teams in Atlántico, Cesar, Magdalena, and La Guajira. 2. Developed and executed 24 regularization and rights awareness campaigns in Magdalena, Cesar, and Riohacha, regularizing over 200 children and raising awareness among 600+ migrants, refugees, and host community members.
1. Provided legal advice, guidance, case referrals, and support for the restoration of rights for populations in need of international protection, vulnerable host communities, and returnees, with a special focus on victims of human trafficking, at-risk LGTBI+ populations, survivors of GBV, and children at risk. 2. Developed technical support for the management of information collected through reports to understand the demographics, impact, and sustainability of the project, as well as trends in human rights violations and protection of specific profiles such as victims of human trafficking, at-risk LGTBI+ populations, survivors of GBV, and children at risk. 3. Coordinated and strengthened relationships with IOM territorial teams, institutional actors, NGOs, and community-based organizations to foster cooperation and develop comprehensive strategies aimed at improving protection mechanisms for vulnerable populations and enhancing rights advocacy. 4. Supported the evaluation and implementation of protection strategies and emergency response actions, including engaging with state actors to address gaps in the protection system and ensuring effective restoration of rights for affected populations. Achievements: 1. Developed two training sessions on the importance of regularization and promotion of the right to education for migrant children and adolescents, directed at various sections of the Cali Department of Education, impacting over 45 officials. 2. Managed over 200 constitutional protection mechanisms to protect the rights of the migrant, refugee, and host community populations. 3. Coordinated 35 links for case referrals, consolidation of sessions, and coordinated response in more than 15 municipalities in Valle del Cauca, allowing the project to impact over 7,000 people in the sensitization, guidance, and protection of the rights of migrant, refugee, and host community populations in vulnerable situations during 2022 in the Valle del Cauca department.
Evaluation, monitoring, and management of portfolios in insolvency proceedings endorsed by Law 1160 or Decrees 560 or 772.
-Develop legal representation in civil, criminal, commercial, and family matters. - Support and develop shelter actions for the migrant population residing in the city of Cali. - Implement actions to restore rights for special protection groups such as the migrant and HIV-positive population.