1. Contribution by people of African descent to global development: the case of youth in Latin America and the Caribbean Alma Jenkins Acosta

2. In this presentation En esta presentación:
Examine contribution of young people in the fight against racism and racial discrimination in LAC

3. 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 regional and the national level that fully involve youth in anti-racism activities.

4. Echoes of the youth summit in LAC
En esta presentación:
Southern cone Afrodescendent Youth Network
Central America Afrodescendent Youth Network

5. 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

6. Activities undertaken by youth
Drafting and proposing legal frameworks

8. Activities undertaken by youth
Shadow reporting

9. Activities undertaken by youth
Ensuring inclusion in census data – visibility of Afrodescendent population

10. Activities undertaken by youth
Ensuring visibility of
Afrodescendent youth

11. Activities undertaken by youth
Media surveillance and protesting against racism and racial discrimination and

17. I use edutainment tools

19. Recommendations En esta presentación:
Support youth efforts to make visible the situation of afrodescendent people, particularly youth
Build the capacity of afrodescendent young leaders to engage in policy dialogue

20. Recommendations En esta presentación:
Promote affirmative actions in Universities, Academic Institutions and organizations to provide opportunities for afrodescendent youth
Map programs, policies, and experiences related to afrodescendent youth development, and promote exchanges/cooperation

21. Recommendations En esta presentación:
Promote and support inter-generational spaces of dialogue between traditional leaders and young leaders.