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DESCRIPTION:CISPES de Santa Cruz is thrilled to announce that Alba Santana, the 
 Director of Social, Environmental, and Cultural Inclusion of El Salvador's 
 National Youth Institute will be speaking at the Beach Flats Community 
 Center on Sunday November 16th at 4pm. There will be time after Alba speaks 
 to meet community and university activists and enjoy light 
 refreshments.\n\nThe US has spent almost half a billion dollars on the drug 
 war in Central America over the past four years, while the power of drug 
 cartels has seen no evident decrease. In the meantime, 66% of migrant 
 children cite violence by armed organizations as a motivation to migrate. 
 The Salvadoran government is looking for alternative approaches to 
 addressing violence. Alba will be speaking about the root causes of 
 migration for Salvadoran youth, and the innovative programs the Salvadoran 
 government is implementing to make migration a choice, not an 
 obligation.\n\nMore information about the speaker: \n\nAlba 
 Santana\nDirector of Social, Environmental and Cultural Inclusion\nNational 
 Youth Institute (INJUVE), Government of El Salvador\n\nAlba Santana joined 
 INJUVE in June, 2014, with the inauguration of the administration of 
 President Salvador Sánchez Cerén. INJUVE is the government agency tasked 
 with implementing the executive’s National Policy for Youth, and works to 
 “promote the holistic development of the youth population” as 
 “strategic actors in the country’s development.” Their programs focus 
 on access to education, job training and placement, healthcare promotion, 
 youth cultural activities, violence prevention, youth participation, 
 recreation and sport. Alba oversees the sub-Directorate of Social, 
 Environmental and Cultural Inclusion where, in coordination with national 
 and local youth groups, she works to prioritize the needs of youth within 
 historically marginalized sectors, particularly indigenous peoples, women, 
 people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community. Regarding the high rates 
 of migration of young people out of El Salvador, Alba says, “It should be 
 an option to travel or leave the country, not an obligation. Which is why 
 INJUVE coordinates with other institutions to create spaces for development 
 and opportunities for young people.”\n\nOriginally from the town of 
 Jayaque, in El Salvador’s central province of La Libertad, Alba is 
 currently pursuing a degree in architecture at the University of El 
 Salvador. She also serves as Assistant Secretary of the Youth Secretariat 
 of the governing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party, 
 where she coordinates relations with the youth organizations of other 
 leftist political parties in Latin America. Additionally, she is part of 
 the FMLN’s International Relations Secretariat and a member of the 
 FMLN’s National Council since 2010.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/11/12/18764082.php
SUMMARY:Youth of El Salvador: Fighting to make migration an option, not a necessity
LOCATION:133 Leibrandt Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/11/12/18764082.php
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