She has lived in London since she was 19. Here she studies, fights and works as an educator. The twists and turns of her life led her to address challenges in public health and inequality in low-income populations, always with an eye on her Ecuadorean and Latin American communities.

This is the view of Dagoberto Gaitán Vargas, a Colombian immigrant who had to go into exile to find political asylum in the United Kingdom, where he has lived for over two decades. The son of coffee producers, born in the rural area of Tolima and with a life of militancy behind him, he has a political and social perspective on Colombia, observes the past and looks toward a future of hope. “Immigrants and activists in the UK”.