Youth contribution: Youth citizenship and advocacy: Perspectives and challenges facing Peruvian youth leaders

Leyla; Quinto M.J.Q.; Motta K.C.C.; Smith-Brake J.; Mayuntupa R.N.C.; Lyon S.-A. · Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship (2024) · DOI: 10.4324/9781003341666-38

Resumen

In Peru, despite comprising approximately 25% of the population, adolescents and young people (aged 10-24 years) face multiple barriers to realising their rights. These barriers include inadequate and inequitable access to health and education services, a lack of decent work opportunities and exposure to various forms of violence. Geographic location, ethnicity, gender identity and socioeconomic status combine to limit their potential. Peru has made some progress in advancing gender equality and girls’ and women’s rights in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, intersecting forms of discrimination experienced by women/girls from indigenous, Afro-Peruvian, disabled, rural and LBTQ+ communities perpetuate social and economic exclusion and prevent all girls and women from claiming their rights. Maykon ANALIT has prepared us for our current political and community work. T.