From next week, Odeco representatives will meet with national and international commission to prepare for the event to be held in August
La Ceiba, Honduras
The chairman of the Ethnic Community Development Organization, Odeco, Celeo Cacilda Álvarez, announced that starting next week will meet with national and foreign representatives to the preliminary preparation of the World Summit of African descent. The meeting with national representatives will be on 12 and 13 January and she will be present leaders of the Garifuna communities nationwide.
will also call the mayor of La Ceiba Carlos Aguilar, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Atlantis Hotel, the National Preventive Police, the Chamber of Tourism and civil society. "We want all communities to be present to get involved in this important activity," said Alvarez Cacilda.
On 15 and 14 are awaiting the arrival of representatives from different countries, including Europe, the Caribbean, North America, South and Central America.
The meeting aims to define the agenda in order to meet the objectives for the World Summit a success. The activity is important because it will have an economic impact on the city and the country, since many people will benefit, as well as businesses and communities in the department of Atlántida. The summit was first held in La Ceiba has the theme "Sustainable Integrated Development with identity", so that people of African descent remain alive their ancestral customs. The meeting is scheduled from 18 to 21 August. Alvarez reported that Odeco
and has structured a strategic plan to implement in Garifuna communities in the next five years.
"The organization has undergone no change, still made by men and women of African descent who fight for human rights community," said the leader.
information taken from the daily Press
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