Honduran Women in Politics - Aguas Santas Ocana Navarro, Patricia Rodas, Gabriela Nunez, Maria Josefa Lastiri, Maria Antonieta de Bogran (Paperback)

Chapters: Aguas Santas Ocana Navarro, Patricia Rodas, Gabriela Nunez, Maria Josefa Lastiri, Maria Antonieta de Bogran, Elizabeth Azcona Bocock, Nora Gunera de Melgar, Sandra Midence. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aguas Santas Ocana Navarro (born April 23, 1963 in Brenes, Seville, Spain) was the first lady of Honduras. Aguas Santas, her double given name, means "holy waters" in Spanish. Ocana Navarro was the wife of former President Ricardo Maduro, marrying him when he was already President in October 2002 after meeting him during a 2 year stint working in the Spanish embassy in Tegucigalpa. She received dual Spanish-Honduran citizenship in 2004. On the right, with Maduro (second from left) and Presidents of Central America and the United States. She legally adopted two children, but she now has 13 children in her care, all of whom accompanied her to Nicaragua on January 27, 2006, the day she ceased being first lady. She will work there with Nicaraguan children in need, and will help the wife of Nicaragua's President Enrique Bolanos. The five children legally adopted are called Leidy Jackeline, Kevin Josue, Francis, Joan and Jackie. As first lady of Honduras she was particularly known for her work with Street children and visiting jailmates. She created a program, "Cero Ninos en las Calles," which is geared towards eliminating children working in Honduras' streets. This program has been severely criticized by her husband's political opponents. Ocana Navarro continues fighting for children's rights, by denouncing a U.S.-based organisation that was allegedly involved in the selling of adoptive children by using the internet to lure prospective clients. During 2003, Ocana Navarro returned to live in Spain for a short period of time, sparking rum...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=110500