Melissa is the mother of 4 children and a proud grandmother of her first granddaughter. She was one of the last that attended the school in Kawemhakan, before the civil war, and she was one of the best.
Melissa, as a board member is involved in our Twinning project [No more slash and burn, new ways of agriculture for the Wayana] as a trainer, motivator. She is very involved with our children, she does a lot of activities with them.