Olga Sanchez is one of Colombia’s most important feminists with more than 20 years of experience within the field of women’s rights in different international fora. She is the founder of Casa de la Mujer, a national organization working towards the improvement of women’s life conditions, and for sustainable peace.
Olga Sanchez has mediated between communities, the government and insurgency groups in cases of kidnappings.
In October 2016, Sanchez participated in the Mediation Conference that Operation 1325 organized in cooperation with the Swedish Institute in Alexandria.
Read more about the Mediation Lab, an intiative to promote women mediators, here.