Post on 21-Jan-2016
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Contribution by people of African descent to global development: the case of
youth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alma Jenkins Acosta
En esta presentación: 1. Examine contribution of young people
in the fight against racism and racial discrimination in LAC
In this presentation
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Youth Summit in Durban– To create a global network of youth organizations and leaders committed to combating racism
–To serve as a catalyst for a series of action-oriented initiatives @international, regional and the national level that fully involve youth in anti-racism activities.
En esta presentación: ― Southern cone Afrodescendent
Youth Network― Central America Afrodescendent
Youth Network
Echoes of the youth summit in LAC
En esta presentación: ―Demand that governments take into
account ethnicity/race in programmes, public policies
― Demand participation in decision making so that Afrodescendents contribute to the transformation of its own communities
Echoes of the youth summit in LAC
Activities undertaken by youth
• Drafting and proposing legal frameworks
Activities undertaken by youth
• Shadow reporting
Activities undertaken by youth• Ensuring inclusion in census data – visibility of
Afrodescendent population
Activities undertaken by youth• Ensuring visibility of
Afrodescendent youth
Activities undertaken by youth• Media surveillance and protesting against racism and
racial discrimination and
I use edutainment tools
En esta presentación:
1. Support youth efforts to make visible the situation of afrodescendent people, particularly youth
2. Build the capacity of afrodescendent young leaders to engage in policy dialogue
Recommendations
En esta presentación: 3. Promote affirmative actions in
Universities, Academic Institutions and organizations to provide opportunities for afrodescendent youth
4. Map programs, policies, and experiences related to afrodescendent youth development, and promote exchanges/cooperation
Recommendations
En esta presentación: 5. Promote and support inter-
generational spaces of dialogue between traditional leaders and young leaders.
Recommendations