09/22/2026
Meet our intern, Alejandra Campos Cenobio!
Alejandra Cenobio is a mother of four from Greenfield, California. Motherhood fuels her dedication to helping other families grow, especially in their parent-child relationships. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, she began high school but left at 16 to pursue work in the US. Her role as a mother also inspires her involvement with Partners for Peace and its work to offer valuable resources to local families, especially through the Parent Project Illustration Book.
For Alejandra, the most meaningful part of Partners for Peace’s mission is its focus on improving the relationship between mothers and their children. She believes that providing parents with guidance classes and other resources can create stronger connections within families. She also wants indigenous communities to integrate more fully through the Parent Project Illustration Book. This book will help Triqui- and Mixteco-speaking families learn Spanish and English. Alejandra hopes it will open academic opportunities for families disadvantaged by language barriers. As a Mixteco speaker herself, she understands the struggles these families have faced.
“We want to create a visual book to help families who don’t know how to read or write,” said Alejandra.
Alejandra devotes all her free time to her four children. She plans to become a professional interpreter and help overcome the language barrier she faced early in her life. She also dreams of returning to her hometown in Oaxaca, where she was raised. Her experiences continue to motivate her work with Partners for Peace and her desire to help other parents. Through her work on the book project, she hopes to help create resources that give families the support and knowledge they need to grow together.
“My favorite part of being at Partners for Peace is improving the education between mother and child,” said Alejandra.