From 4 to 6 June in Catalonia, we met with the members of our Board of Trustees to inform and discuss our activities during 2020 and to welcome three new members, who will replace other companions who have completed their term on the Board.
Issues on the table
During this meeting, which was a great opportunity to meet again in person, we presented to the Board of Trustees internal and external issues of our organisation, which are vital to advance in the management and fulfilment of our mission: promoting women's rights, empowerment and leadership in Central America and Spain, by mobilising resources to strengthen their organisations, networks and movements.
On internal issues we reviewed policies for care of people, We have also presented the work conditions of the team within a horizontal organisational structure, as well as the implementation of a decolonial approach in its management model, due to the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of the professionals in our team. We have also presented the 2020 Annual Accounts for approval.
Other policies set out were the implementation of a protocol for the prevention and conflict resolution inside and outside of Calala, as well as a future protocol for dealing with gender-based and racist violence, This will allow us to participate in new calls for proposals and projects.
On the other hand, we have presented the 2020 Activity Report in which we have been very active in response to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. Our report will be made public at a later date, but we would like to say in advance that this report is evidence of the rapid response we have had with the provision of funds and the articulation of the women's organisations, The organisation is a non-profit organisation, which works for women's rights and equality in Central America and Spain.
Organisations that are currently facing great uncertainty and concern for their survival, due to the economic and social effects of the pandemic. For this reason, Calala Fondo de Mujeres continues to focus on fundraising in order to continue supporting them. Help us make it happen! Become a donor here.
Changes in our Board of Trustees
Finally, we have welcomed three new members who will replace three Patronesses who have completed their term of office. This ensures rotation of leadership and a broader, more democratic and diverse participation in our Board of Trustees, which will now be composed as follows:
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- Empar Pineda, Honorary President
- Bertha Massiel Sánchez Miranda, President
- Marusia López Cruz, Vice-President for International Relations
- Silvia Bueso Sardinero, Vice President for Strategic Development
- Maureen Zelaya Paredes, Deputy Secretary
- Pamela Palenciano Jódar, Treasurer
- Gala Pin Ferrando, Member
We would like to thank our patrons who have completed their term of office: Jamileth Chavarría, Celia Díaz Pardo and Elizabeth Breedlove for their valuable work and experience that they have brought to us; we continue to count on them as members of the Calala family. In addition, we would like to welcome our new patrons, also very powerful and experienced women, who will join us to further strengthen us.
Who are our new patrons?
Maureen Zelaya Paredes
Salvadoran resident in Madrid. Professional in International Relations with postgraduate degrees in Development Cooperation and Local Development and Evaluation of Programmes and Public Policies. She has complementary training in Human Rights, Gender, Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation for Development and Human Rights. She has more than 12 years of experience working with different NGOs and international cooperation agencies.
Gala Pin Ferrando
Valencian by birth, since 2004 she has been activist for the right to the city in the Barcelona neighbourhood movement. Involved in struggles for the defence of freedoms and rights online, she was an active member of the 15M movement, as well as the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (Platform of People Affected by Mortgages). From 2015 to 2019, she was a councillor for the Ciutat Vella district in the Barcelona government and for Citizen Participation. Since 2019 she has resumed her activism for the right to the city and her philosophy studies. She collaborates with various media and has returned to technopolitical practices.
Silvia Bueso Sardinero
Catalan lawyer and journalist. She is currently a lecturer, trainer and coach, author of the method and book The Art of Asking, which teaches techniques on how to attract funding for projects, through a good pitch and an effective value proposition.
It is an example of woman entrepreneur who has overcome various obstacles to become “a very womanly woman”, as she describes herself.
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