Ms. Haydee Rodriguez
Executive Director, Unión de Cooperativas de Mujeres Productoras “Las Brumas” (Sendai Stakeholders)
Working as a farmer since her childhood, Haydee Rodriguez grew up with the knowledge that women’s roles are undervalued and disadvantaged, and experienced firsthand how devastating natural disasters can be for the livelihoods of local communities. Since then, Haydee has dedicated her life to empowering women through raising awareness of women’s rights and bringing gender issues to the attention of authorities, with the goal of achieving gender-equal rights. She is part of the Board of Directors for the Cooperatives of Women Producers “Las Brumas” in Jinotega-Nicaragua; the organization is a member of the global network of the Huairou Commission and GROOTS International. In recent years, her work has focused on disaster risk reduction, making land and housing accessible for women, strengthening women’s leadership, sustainable and smart agriculture, environmental protection through Community Resilience, and the implementation of strategic alliances with local governments through the Community Practitioners Platform. Haydee has been a strong leader in the sustainable agriculture movement, particularly in soil conservation work. Her vast experience in leading Last Brumas has resulted in it being the only female-led cooperative to be invited to the National Agricultural Forum hosted by the Honduran government to share sustainable agricultural practices.