Hi John:

Last October, Colombia held its latest round of local elections. Voters elected 21 openly LGBTQ leaders, tripling LGBTQ representation in the county. Among the elected is Claudia Lopez, the new mayor of Bogota, who made history as the first woman and first LGBTQ person elected in the city. 

One of those candidates, Andrés Rojas had this to say about his experience at Victory Institute's training:

All together, 67 openly LGBTQ candidates ran for office in Columbia. One third of them attended Victory Institute's campaign trainings and over half of the candidates received technical assistance ahead of the elections. With your help, we can assist even more candidates and help them win. Chip in today so we can hit our End of Year goal and raise $20,000 for our candidate and campaign trainings!

Thank you for your generous support,

Luis Abolafia Anguita

Director of International Programs, LGBTQ Victory Institute