Rosario de la Torre, a proud Latina from Mexico City, came to the United States in 1986 with her parents and siblings to attended school and learn English, with the idea of returning one day. For the last 30 years Rosario has been devoted to support survivors in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, and victimization in general. She is a professional with strong leadership and organizational skills. Rosario has vast training, advocacy, court advocacy, and crisis line management experience. de la Torre is a highly respected and experienced advocate who has done national and international training.
We are excited to bring Rosario to BWJP, with her deep well of experience in advocacy. We cannot wait to see how her skills with help drive our mission here at BWJP.- Amy J. Sánchez, CEO BWJP
Meet Rosario:
Q: What brought you into the field of gender-based violence?
In 1991 I did an internship with Esperanza United (Casa de Esperanza), my role was primary to help updating and creating the intake forms in Spanish, however I enjoyed spending time with the residents at the Refugio, soon after i became a volunteer and took resident to different appts, from medical to court hearing, without thinking about been an advocate I was able to support residents.
I admired the resiliency and strength of survivors to overcome difficult situations, I learned that no matter what the situation was, they always have hope. As an immigrant myself I could relate to the challenges faced by many survivors who may not be familiar with the systems here, most of the survivors I worked with at Esperanza United were monolingual Spanish speaking.
From the beginning of my involvement with the movement I knew I was in the right place. It is an honor and privilege working with survivors and advocates in my community and been able to work alongside partner organizations to amplify the voices of survivors is important.
“I do believe that advocacy work as to come from the heart and my heart is in advocacy”
Q: What drew you to BWJP?
BWJP is not new to me, through my work with survivors of gender base violence, I have had the honor to participate in different projects and trainings with BWJP. Last January I had the privilege to work with a couple of staff on a project as a consultant. The passion and the commitment of the team are key to being successful so, I am very excited to now be part of BWJP. I also believe that my experience and advocacy knowledge will be valuable.
Q: What are you most looking forward to working at BWJP?
Even though my advocacy experience is mostly on local programming, I had the opportunity to support the TA team at Esperanza United by providing training at national and international level, joining BWJP Advocacy Center will provide me with the opportunity to share my experience and knowledge in different settings, I am looking forward to doing TA and to support new projects.
Q: How do you like to spend your time outside of work?
I am a traveler! Visiting different states in beautiful Mexico makes me happy and keeps me connected to my roots. I also love gardening and cooking. I am an extrovert who love dancing all kind of music including salsa, bachata, merengue and of course norteña music. I enjoy the company of a good book and long walks during summer.
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