Donate Today to Improve Victims' Rights in Puerto Rico

Donate Today to Help Introduce Puerto Rico’s First Victims’ Rights Bill

BACKGROUND

The Vivo Alliance Advocacy & Accountability Project was born from the lived experience of Karla Hernández, who faced endless roadblocks in her pursuit of justice after surviving a violent sexual assault in December 2020. Despite her bravery and persistence, the justice system failed her — her case was closed without resolution, and her assailant was never held accountable.

As Karla and her husband Gerald came to understand, her experience was not unique. Survivors across Puerto Rico are being retraumatized by a broken and unaccountable justice system. In response, they co-founded Vivo Alliance, a survivor-led nonprofit focused on reforming Puerto Rico’s legal and institutional response to sexual violence.

OUR PROJECT

Since 2023, Vivo Alliance has built a multi-phase campaign with national partners, researchers, and legal professionals to tackle this crisis.

With your help, we have:

• Raised over $128,000 in our first year and a half
• Partnered with faculty and students at the University of Puerto Rico Law School
• Conducted an in-depth comparative legal analysis of victims’ rights in all 50 U.S. states and 21 countries
• Drafted a full legislative proposal for a Victims' Bill of Rights for Puerto Rico
• Published two reports of our findings in the UPR Legal Journal
• Formed strategic partnerships with national and local allies including RAINN, The Joyful Heart Foundation, and Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer
• Been featured in several local and national media pieces
• Begun strategic outreach to local government agencies and legislators

This year, we are preparing to introduce the bill in Puerto Rico’s Legislative Assembly — and your support will help us get it to the floor.

WHY WE’RE RAISING $88,600

We are now in the most critical stretch of the campaign.

Our goal is to raise $88,600 to:

• Secure a legislative sponsor and introduce the bill during the second regular session (Aug–Nov 2025)
• Lead a survivor-centered public awareness campaign
• Build a coalition of survivors, experts, NGOs, and public officials
• Maintain a small, full-time campaign team to coordinate these efforts

With this funding, we will be able to introduce the bill, build political will, and elevate the voices of survivors in the legislative process.

YOUR IMPACT

This is about more than just one bill — it’s about changing the system so that survivors are no longer ignored, retraumatized, or discarded.

Your donation today makes it possible to:

• Bring survivors to the table where laws are made
• Hold public institutions accountable
• Push forward the first survivor-led victims’ rights legislation in Puerto Rico

Vivo Alliance is proudly partnered with Integro Foundation, a 501(c)(3)/PR 1101 nonprofit organization, which serves as our legal and fiscal sponsor. All donations made here are fully tax-deductible.

ACT 20/22/60 DONORS:

Your donation qualifies under Act 60 requirements. After donating on this page, you will receive a receipt from Every.org. Integro Foundation will also send you an official qualifying receipt for your tax exemption.

Thank you for helping us transform pain into purpose — and justice into law.

Visit our website: www.vivoalliance.org
Contact us: vivoalliancefoundation@gmail.com