RECA FERNANDEZ, PHD

Congress 2025
Written By Bethany Collins

Areas of expertise:

  • Popular Education

  • Participatory Action Research

  • Organizational Development

Workshop: TBD

Workshop Description

Bio:

Originally from El Salvador, Reca Fernández has lived in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Spain and now in the United States. He graduated from law school in Honduras. He worked as a lawyer for the Catholic Church in rural Honduras, defending farmers and teaching human rights. Reca obtained his P.h. D. in Education from the University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. His doctoral thesis (Summa Cum Laude) focuses on Participatory Action Research applied to social development projects. He is also a specialist in Popular Education methodologies applied to community organization and organizational development. As part of his work as a consultant, he has facilitated educational processes for community leaders on human rights, social leadership, popular education, gender, masculinity and community development. He has been working intensely on Strategic Plans and Strategic Campaign Plans in the United States. Reca served on the Board of Directors of the Highlander Center in Tennessee, the historic Popular Education Institution of the South.

Bethany Collins
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