El Salvador
Biography
Rafael is a member of a Salvadoran gang. He has been facilitating dialogue that was initiated between the two main gangs in El Salvador in March 2012. As part of the commitment of the gangs to build peace in El Salvador, Rafael is working to reduce violence in his country.
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“Iniciamos con una tregua entre pandillas, y luego iniciamos con un proceso de pacificación mucho más amplio, donde estamos dispuesto a desmontar de nuestra estructura de pandilla la violencia y ser gente que está dispuesta a pacificar.”
Rafael