In Central America's Northern Triangle—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—educational institutions face a crisis of in-school and out-of-school violence and dropout rates 22% above the average for the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean. This crisis—often gang-related—jeopardizes not only the safety of students, but their long-term mental health and economic … [Read more...] about Harnessing Emotional Intelligence: A New Frontier in Combating School Violence
Cindy Rojas Alvarado
Cindy Rojas Alvarado is an economist born and raised in Piura, Peru. Cindy works as a research fellow at the IDB Research Department. Her area of expertise and interest is in applied microeconomics, with a particular focus on education and financial inclusion. Cindy has a background in impact evaluation and project management. Prior to joining the IDB, Cindy worked at Rutgers University as a research consultant and at the Central Reserve Bank of Peru. Cindy plans to devote her career to understanding and dismantling barriers to equity in low and middle-income countries.