Marta Tobar

Marta Tobar is a community leader from Guarjila, in Chalatenango, El Salvador, and served on the inaugural Board of Directors of the Asociación Sumpul [Sumpul Association]. Forced to leave Corral Falso, Potonico, during the war, Tobar is a survivor of the Sumpul Massacre. Captured by the army, she joined the guerrilla after her release in August 1980 as a combatant and, for a time, as a radio operator in communications in the intersection area. After leaving in 1985 for the camps of Mesa Grande, Honduras, she returned to Guarjila during the repopulation. Within the community, she plays different roles in the Comité de Mujeres [Women's Committee], in the Catholic Church, in the Asociación de Mujeres [Women's Association], and in the Directiva Comunal de la comunidad de Guarjila [Communal Board of the Guarjila Community].

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