Identidades in English No 4, December 2014 | Page 54

“An experience that incorporates the demands and proposals of Afro-Descendant youth, which —for
the first time— are having an impact on policies for youth. The Ashanti initiative shows us its advanced levels of representational and organizational capacity to make visible and place on the public
agenda the realities that this historically discriminated sector endures.”
The JNE President also commented that the award “draws attention to Ashanti’s contributions and commitment to the development of citizen initiatives which advance the formation of a citizenry and the strengthening
of democracy in our country.”

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• Organization of the 1st School for the Training of Young, Afro-Descendant leaders; the “Nelson Mandela” Promotion
This process emerges from a need long-perceived within the Afro-Descendant population and concretely identified during Ashanti’s organizing work. The School brought together 30 young Afro-Descendants, between the ages of 15 and 29; they spent four months together, improving their leadership
abilities skills to engage in the struggle against racism and racial discrimination, deepening
knowledge about human rights, generating proposals for local development and increased citizen participati