Anielka Medina, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Anielka is the founder of The Lily Project. Her experience growing up in rural Nicaragua serves as the foundation for the vision of the project. Beating all odds, Anielka was accepted to the Autonomous University of Nicaragua-Leon (UNAN), where she studied bioanalysis with a focus on cytology. Through the work she was involved in at the university, Anielka discovered the challenges in her country within the traditional processes of cytology and set out to make systematic changes. After graduating, she independently sought out an internship with the foremost trainer in Nicaragua of VIA and cryotherapy, Dr. Sonia Cabeza at Bertha Calderon Hospital in Managaua. During the internship, she was fully trained on the use of visualization and cryotherapy, the most effective tools for early detection and treatment of HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Anielka is now responsible for the overall development of the strategy and delivery of the detection and treatment to the rural communities in Nicaragua where the project is mobilizing communities.
Anielka is the founder of The Lily Project. Her experience growing up in rural Nicaragua serves as the foundation for the vision of the project. Beating all odds, Anielka was accepted to the Autonomous University of Nicaragua-Leon (UNAN), where she studied bioanalysis with a focus on cytology. Through the work she was involved in at the university, Anielka discovered the challenges in her country within the traditional processes of cytology and set out to make systematic changes. After graduating, she independently sought out an internship with the foremost trainer in Nicaragua of VIA and cryotherapy, Dr. Sonia Cabeza at Bertha Calderon Hospital in Managaua. During the internship, she was fully trained on the use of visualization and cryotherapy, the most effective tools for early detection and treatment of HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Anielka is now responsible for the overall development of the strategy and delivery of the detection and treatment to the rural communities in Nicaragua where the project is mobilizing communities.