Eugenia Lopez Uribe
Mexico
Eugenia Lopez Uribe is a feminist who has worked on sexual and reproductive rights of women and youth in rural and urban marginalized areas for more than 20 years. She holds a M.A. in Social and Political Studies from the National University (UNAM). She has worked with different institutions of the Ministry of Health, NGO’s from the feminist and SRHR movements, academy and international agencies. Eugenia was part of the funder group of abortion and youth advocates called Decidir (Choice: Youth Coalition for Sexual Citizenship) and started the Youth Committee in the Board of MEXFAM, the national affiliate of IPPF. She is currently the executive director of the Mexican women’s rights organization Balance Promoción para el Desarrollo y Juventud A.C. She is part of the Board of Athena Network, Fundación Arcoiris por el Respeto de la Diversidad Sexual (Mexico), adviser for the Urgent Action Fund for Women of Latin America and member of ILGA.
Organization: Balance
Organization website: http://www.redbalance.org
Country: Mexico
