Lucia Isoardi

Lucia Isoardi is a feminist practitioner and social impact professional with over a decade of international experience in the areas of gender equality, violence prevention, and community-based development. She holds a degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Gender and Peacebuilding from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace.

Lucia has worked across Latin America and India with governments, United Nations agencies, INGOs, and grassroots organizations to co-design and implement projects focused on preventing gender-based violence, promoting social justice, and supporting the  empowerment of women and marginalized communities.

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In Argentina, she led key programs at the Ministry of Women of Cordoba, including the development of a Regional Action Plan to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence, and contributed to research and public policy initiatives addressing gender inequalities. With the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), she coordinated a binational project to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the Women’s Integral Centre in Cordoba, and designed and facilitated training programs for public officials on GBV prevention.

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At the regional level, Lucía co-founded RIA, a Latin American network of Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) instructors, and collaborated with ESD Global to organize and deliver in-person ESD training programs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Chile.

She is also a certified Empowerment Self-Defense instructor with ESD Global and a yoga teacher. Through a local initiative, she integrates somatic practices and holistic methodologies, sharing empowerment and trauma-informed tools with women and marginalized groups across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Lucía’s work is grounded in the values of equity, prevention, and systemic change. She is committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all people can live free from violence and reach their full potential.