Citizen Action Program for Afro-Peruvian Youth: leadership, identity and human rights

Many Afro-Peruvians, especially youth, are not aware that they have rights and protections granted to them by their constitution and international laws.

Many also experience exclusion from public decision making and lack spaces to make their voices heard on issues they face, such as violence and discrimination.

Our grantee partner Ashanti Per- Red Peruana de Jvenes Afrodescendientes (Ashanti Per) will establish an Afro-Peruvian Youth Citizen Action Center to empower future Afro-descendant leaders in metropolitan Lima to exercise their economic and social rights and strengthen their skills and abilities to advocate for inclusive public policies.

Ashanti Per will also establish Peru's first Afro-Peruvian library within the Afro-Peruvian Youth Citizen Action Center to provide additional educational resources to the community.