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

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Contribution by people of African descent to
global development the case of youth in Latin
America and the CaribbeanAlma Jenkins Acosta
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In this presentation

1. Examine contribution of young people in the
   fight against racism and racial discrimination in
   LAC

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

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Echoes of the youth summit in LAC

• Southern cone Afrodescendent Youth Network
• Central America Afrodescendent Youth Network

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Echoes of the youth summit in LAC

• 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

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Activities undertaken by youth

• Drafting and proposing legal frameworks

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Activities undertaken by youth

• Shadow reporting

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Activities undertaken by youth

• Ensuring inclusion in census data visibility of
  Afrodescendent population

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Activities undertaken by youth

• Ensuring visibility of
• Afrodescendent youth

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Activities undertaken by youth

• Media surveillance and protesting against racism
  and racial discrimination and

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En esta presentación
Recommendations

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

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En esta presentación
Recommendations

• 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

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Recommendations

• Promote and support inter-generational spaces of
  dialogue between traditional leaders and young
  leaders.