Candidates for Coordinators of the Interamerican Youth Network 2023
This May 26 and 27, representatives of the National Youth Networks will meet at the Regional Network Meeting and, among other activities, they will have the task of electing the new coordinators of the Interamerican Youth Network.
2 Coordinators for the Interamerican Youth Network will be elected for the period between the Networks meeting in 2023, until the first network meeting after the Interamerican Scout Conference in 2026.
The deadline for submitting applications closed on April 30, 2023. Up to that date, 8 applications were received from young members of the National Scout Organizations of the Interamerican Region.
Meet the Candidates
Ariana Valentina Leaño Gonzales
Nominated by: Bolivian Scout Association
Nation: Bolivian
Age: 20 years
“My motivation to be coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network is based on my desire to give young people in my region the opportunity to establish themselves in youth participation spaces and use them effectively to generate positive changes in the movement.” Valentina
Valentina´s Video
Larissa dos Santos de Oliveira
Nominated by: Escoteiros de Brasil
Nation: Brazil
Age: 25 years
"Taking into account my active participation in the National Youth Network, since I was 18 years old, in addition to organizing various training courses and events, I have decided that my last step as a young person, in the scope of International Scouting, is to run for this seat. As Coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network, showing not only the institutional experience, but also the love and desire for transformation and growth of the tool that formed me.” Larissa
Rodrigo Steban Soriano Ortiz
Nominated by: Asociación Scout de Colombia
Nation: Colombia
Age: 23 years
"I feel that with my experience in the National Youth Network and as a member of the National Board of Scouts of Colombia, I will be able to achieve the proposed goals within a strong and conscious work plan, without ignoring the reality of each of the national youth networks and strengthening their capacities to achieve a greater interconnection among the youth of the Interamerican Region." Rodrigo
Angeles Maria Castaneda Juárez
Nominated by: Asociación Scout de El Salvador
Nation: El Salvador
Age: 24 years
"My main motivation is to work for the current youth of the Movement, and therefore youth of the future can take advantage of the fruits of the efforts of the present, through the promotion and empowerment of youth participation within the region." Angeles
Karla Aurora Rojo Rovelo
Nominated by: Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
Nation: Mexico
Age: 19 years
"My motivation to be Coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network is precisely to promote youth participation through high-impact projects that give greater visibility to Scouting locally, nationally and internationally in the Interamerican Region." Karla
Jaime Poveda
Nominated by: Asociación Nacional Scout de Panamá
Nation: Panama
Age: 23 years
"My motivation to be Coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network is to improve communications, work on projects and strategies that address the reality and circumstances of different countries and cultures that allow young people to take the opportunities of life, because they speak much that young people deserve opportunities, young people must have a voice, but we must prepare ourselves, train ourselves to face the new challenges of this globalized and constantly changing world." Jaime
Oliver García Ramírez
Nominated by: Asociación de Scouts Dominicanos
Nation: Dominican Republic
Age: 24 years
"My motivation to be coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network stems from my passion for working on projects that have a positive impact on the lives of young people in our region. As a member of Scouting in the Dominican Republic, I have seen first-hand how teamwork and collaboration can transform entire communities." Oliver
Vicky Santana
Nominated by: Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela
Nation: Venezuela
Age: 22 years
"My motivation was conceived from the main idea that we all share: Creating a better world through small actions that lead us to great results. Being the Coordinator of the Interamerican Youth Network means for me being a spokesperson for the needs and situations that the world today is already experiencing. Also, to speak up to issues of social interest and intergenerational dialogue, and promote actions that lead us to solve these issues." Vicky
Vicky´s Video