A selection of journalism pieces I worked on as a journalist or as an editor in Alharaca between 2018 and 2021, when I held the position of Editor in Chief. For more recent projects, visit the Projects page in this portfolio.
Santa Marta, la comunidad de las mujeres futbolistas
2021 / Editor
Podcast by Vilma Laínez about how football stopped being a sport exclusive for men in Santa Marta, a community of resettled refugees from the civil war. Since 1990 more than 300 women in this small community have been part of the football clubs.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 10/12/2021.
Servidumbre a $0.57 la hora
2021 / Editor
Feature by Marcela Trejo about how domestic workers in El Salvador were affected by the pandemic. Mostly women, they were already facing a precarious situation before, with some being paid as low as $0.57 per hour.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 03/10/2021.
Hoy supe que voy a morir
2021 / Creative Director, Editor
Animated video by Natalia Franco based on the poem by Salvadorean artist Tessa Bártok (Ingrid Bolaños) before her death during the hight of the lockdown in El Salvador due to the covid-19 pandemic. Her death was the result of the combination of many different inequalities-
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 16/05/2021
Así se partió la protesta de las mujeres de Florenzi
2021 / Editor
Feature by Marcela Trejo about how the protest from women working at a textile manufacturing factory had been broken into two camps after a year of protesting against the company.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 01/05/2021.
Las deudas del Estado con las mujeres salvadoreñas
2020 / Data visualizations, Editor
Feature by Marcela Benítez about how the Salvadorean State was fulfilling its international commitments to upholding women’s rights and fighting against violence and discrimination against women.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 22/12/2020.
Resistir entre hilos, sin salarios y en pandemia
2020 / Editor
Investigative journalism feature by Marcela Trejo about how a group of workers in a textile factory in El Salvador started a protest in June of 2020 after being unjustifiably fired after having produced medical garment for export.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 01/11/2020
En el oriente del país ha existido un problema grave de desaparición de mujeres
2020 / Writer, analysis and visualizations
Data analysis and visualizations on the differences between the disappearances of women and men in El Salvador between 2005 and 2018.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 23/10/2020
Las mujeres que buscan solas
2020 / Editor, Creative Director
Podcast about how two Salvadorean women embarked on the search of their young daughters after they disappeared. The women were forced to lead the search, taking the role the authorities should have taken.
Originally published in Spanish in Alharaca on 30/08/2020
Los adolescentes que dan escuela sobre sexo y los adultos que no
2018 / Journalist, Writer
Investigative feature about the causes of teenage pregnancy in the municipality of Las Vueltas in El Salvador, which ranked as the municipality with the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the country.
Originally published in Revista Factum in cooperation with Alharaca on 08/10/2018