Violeta Zarco, SBC Programme Manager  

Violeta is a Programme Manager in MAGENTA’s Latin America and Caribbean team. She manages MAGENTA’s flagship programme to prevent technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Mexico, working with international and local partners to deliver a comprehensive campaign strategy to tackle harmful social norms and build capacity. As part of this project, Violeta has delivered participatory co-design and capacity workshops to local partners and CSOs.

Violeta is an experienced programme manager, with over 10 years' working on the design and implementation of projects to promote social, organisational and institutional change and advance gender equality and human rights. Her work spans multiple sectors, including CSOs, NGOs, Government, and Private Sector across the LAC Region. She specialises in developing strategies for the transformation of social and behavioral norms that underlie gender-based violence against women.

Violeta holds a Master's degree in Gender Studies from El Colegio de México. She speaks native Spanish and fluent English.