Vanessa Baracaldo Amaya

Project Coordinator

E vanessa.baracaldo@movilizatorio.org

Sociologist from Universidad Santo Tomás and candidate for a Master's degree in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, with complementary studies in human rights and social research on migration. She has experience in humanitarian action, researcher and workshop leader in academic and community projects, mainly with migrant population, victims of the Colombian armed conflict and population in vulnerable situations. She has experience as an advisor and analyst with governmental entities for strategic decision making and socio-political conflicts in security and defense.

She has co-authored and authored several scientific articles, book chapters and educational booklets aimed at contributing to the integration of the migrant population in host societies, talk about post-conflict and memory. She recognizes the importance of the dialogue of knowledge for the construction of fair, equitable and diverse scenarios. It is convinced that the word together with collective actions are the starting point for change, reconciliation and legitimate resistance.