Macela Santos’ Humanitarian Mission
Discover how Macela advances peace, global health, and human rights—and how you can get in touch to request her as a volunteer, partner, or work projects that protect vulnerable communities.


For Peace and Dignity, in Practice
I believe lasting peace begins with understanding — and understanding begins with people willing to look closely, ask hard questions, and share what they find.
My path has taken many forms: as a teacher, in ESL classes in persona dn online, building resources for young people as VP of Development at IMPACTability, supporting patients through vulnerable moments as a Patient Care Coordinator at HSS, and responding when communities need help most as an EMT-B and Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteer.
I’m now expanding that work into research and writing on foreign policy and human rights.
My first published piece, “Gaza, the West Bank, and the Weight of an Unfinished History,” appears in Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), a project of the Institute for Policy Studies, examining U.S. leverage in the Gaza and Lebanon crises.
I write because clarity matters — when people understand what’s happening, and where their government holds real influence, they’re better equipped to demand change, and work towards peace and dignity, not only talk about it.
More writing and partnerships are on the way.
