MSc. Jose Martín Yac Huix

Political Scientist and Internationalist

Maya K’iche’.

Maya K’iche’ is a university professor and Indigenous International Researchers team member in the Global Health and Wellness Program at the University of Washington, USA. Director of the Association for Research, Development, and Comprehensive Education (IDEI) and National Researcher on Health and HIV/AIDS topics, focusing on adherence and characterization in critical populations such as MSM, STIs, and MT. In 2018, served as Chief of the Fifth Electoral Observation Mission (V MIOE) of the Indigenous Organization Naleb’, conducting research, documentation, and advocacy with TSE, departmental, and municipal authorities. Consultant for Subgroup 18, responsible for the study “Companies Free of Stigma and Discrimination,” supported by the Directorate General of Employment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Guatemala. Program Coordinator for services assisting unaccompanied migrant children returning to Guatemala. Founder of the Guatemalan Parliament for Children and Adolescents. Standing member of the Country Coordinating Mechanism in the fight against HIV and AIDS of the Global Fund. Member of the FIAC Indigenous Peoples Development Fund team, working on preventive health projects like Type 2 Diabetes.