Isabella Fernandes (she/her/hers) is a Black transwoman from Guyana. She has 17+ years of experience as a human rights activist, facilitator, and sexual health education trainer. In 2021, Fernandes migrated to New York City for safety and survival and now serves as the first Community Outreach Coordinator of the Caribbean Equality Project. This new role enables the continuation of her advocacy to protect trans and asylum seekers' rights.

Fernandes is a former board member of the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), where she was responsible for resource mobilization for sex workers in the Caribbean. In 2012, she participated in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Sex Worker Implementation Tool (SWIT) training, which provides practical guidance on effective HIV and STI programming for sex workers. Using SWIT, Fernandes continues to challenge stigma and discrimination, document human rights violations and advance the 90-90-90 goals.

Among her many accomplishments, she also served as Director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Committee Coalition (CVCC) based in Jamaica, was a former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and as a Project Coordinator on Guyana Trans United HIV Mobile Outreach Projects.

As a member of the Trans community, her passion and long-held desire are to have every LGBTQIA+ community member be safe, affirmed, and treated with respect for who they are as they navigate this world.

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