Estela Villarreal Junco

Founder and Director of Development and International Affairs, Unidos Lo Lograremos AC

Biography

Estela Villareal Junco, Ashoka Fellow in Mexico since 2002, is the Founder and Head of International Affairs of UNIDOS Lo Lograremos, A.C., a NGO dedicated to the social integration of people with disabilities, due to her personal experience with two siblings. For more than 20 years, she has been expanding it to many cities in Mexico. For her activity in Unidos, she has received many awards, distinctions, and nominations, among them INDESOL’s “1 of the 24 best national social practices,” Global Leaders for Tomorrow, and on several occasions Medal for Civic Merit.