Ana Werkstetter Caravaca is a young, feminist professional with international work experience in the Americas (Canada, Costa Rica, and USA), Europe (Germany) and Africa (Ethiopia and South Africa). Ana has worked at the GIZ, UNEP and German Foreign Ministry, INGOs and is the Research Analyst at Paeradigms. Her expertise lies in research, gender mainstreaming, and capacity development. Ana has focused particularly on the intersections between gender, the environment, and peace-building processes. She is a Costa Rican national and Global Studies graduate from Humboldt University. From 2014-2016, she was the executive director of the German Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Beside her advocacy work, Ana has carried out research at the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border and across Germany on emerging migration issues.