Amelia Paredes López
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of El Salvador and is a master’s student in Gender Studies. Her engagement with Indigenous worldviews began in 2018, when she started a process of learning and healing within her family and ancestral lineage.
After reconnecting with her grandfather, Daniel Magaña—founder of the Asociación de Pueblos Indígenas Mayas de Cuscatlán [Association of Maya Indigenous Peoples of Cuscatlán, APIMAYCU] and an Indigenous leader with national and international standing—she committed to carrying on his legacy. Since 2024, she has accepted his invitation to join the association’s leadership, helping to reactivate it and strengthen intergenerational ties within the Indigenous movement.
Her professional path combines community work with child protection and the promotion of popular communication spaces. She has worked on violence-prevention projects and the establishment of community radio stations in El Salvador and Honduras, fostering participation by children, youth, and original peoples.
Her work reflects the conviction that healing, educating, and communicating are also ways to rebuild memory and keep the spiritual heritage of the peoples alive.