The COVID-19 pandemic deepened the exclusion of indigenous peoples. However, in this adverse context, indigenous youth have organized to promote responses within their communities. With the support of the Pawanka Fund , the LAC Indigenous Youth Network and other grassroots organizations managed to promote four local actions to face COVID-19 in the Latin American region. The indigenous youth of San Juan Jaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico), Valle de Chalco (State of Mexico, Mexico), Palín (Escuintla, Guatemala) and La Paz (Bolivia) carried out information campaigns, delivery of traditional foods, biosecurity utensils , mural and mouth covers that vindicate cultural identity and resistance to the pandemic.

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

03:00 pm. NY - BOLIVIA

We invite you to join the Zoom webinar.

Topic: Indigenous youth of Abya Yala in the face of COVID-19: collective and intergenerational initiatives

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https://filac-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dlOs9chbSJqN9nG-QrNhWA

Conveners

Network of Indigenous Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (Lac region)

Pawanka Fund

Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples FILAC

Guests

• Darío Mejía, Independent Expert of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Sonja Caffe, Regional Advisor on Adolescent Health of the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO
• Myrna Cunningham, President of Pawanka Fund
• Jessica Vega, Co-Chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus
• Miguel Angel, Escuintleco Youth Movement-Indigenous Youth Network
• Jairo Gualinga, Indigenous Youth CONAIE-Indigenous Youth Network

Program

3:00 pm

Ceremonial opening by Pacha Kanchay indigenous youth ONIC-Red de Jóvenes Indígenas LAC

3:05 pm

Presentation of the video: Initiatives of indigenous youths against Covid-19 (5 minutes)

3:10 pm

Lessons learned in the development of local initiatives " Traditional knowledge: The response of Indigenous Youth to COVID-19"

Myrna Cunningham, President of the Pawanka Fund

Jessica Vega, Co-Chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus

Miguel Angel, Escuintleco Youth Movement-Indigenous Youth Network

Jairo Gualinga, Indigenous Youth CONAIE-Indigenous Youth Network

3:31 pm

Indigenous youth and health in the Latin America region

Darío Mejía, Independent Expert of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Sonja Caffe, Regional Advisor on Adolescent Health of the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO

3:45 pm

Questions and answers

4:00 pm

Launch of the RJI-LAC website and future RJI-LAC activities

Moderated by: Kantuta Conde and Juan Velasco, Indigenous Youth Network - LAC