Wendy Caishpal

Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco is a Salvadoran entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and human rights activist for people with disabilities and armed conflict survivors.

Early life Caishpal was born and raised in Ahuachapán. At the age of 14, she was in a car with her cousin selling bread. As she exited the vehicle to make a sale to a woman, a group of gang members ran up and shot her cousin in the head, killing him. She was shot five times in the leg, back, and arm.

She has said that it was a long rehabilitation process, and at first, she refused to believe that she would never walk again.

Caishpal is the founder and director of Ahuachapán Sin Barreras (Ahuachapán Without Barriers), a municipal project that promotes and protects the rights of people in Ahuachapán.

Also in 2020, Caishpal was recognised by the Ahuachapán Department as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women for her work in defending the rights of women.

Personal life Caishpal is a single mother of two children. She is currently employed as a lawyer.