Be part of the AfroLatino Book Campaign

Be part of the AfroLatino Book Campaign        

Goal of the campaign AfroLatinos have made enormous contribution to their respective countries in Latin America. However, people don’t know or not acknowledge their contributions. We believe that knowledge will help to improve the respect for cultural diversity, promote tolerance and increase the self-esteem of kids and young AfroLatinos. Therefore, the objective of the “AfroLatino Book Campaign” is to collect donations from May 24th – Sept 20th, 2013 to give a gift of the book “Aportes del Pueblo Afrodescendiente: La Historia Oculta de America Latina”  to a poor school or community organization located on Black community in Latin America. For your information: The author of the book is Elvia Duque Castillo, who is also the program coordinator of the AfroLatino Book Campaign. The book provides more than 400 names/biographies from 17 countries from Latin America and has been identified as one of the most informative and comprehensive book in the subject. The English version of the book is called "Contributions of African Descendant People: the Hidden History of Latin America" and will be released in July, 2013.

Target: To send minimum 850 books to Latin America. 50 copies minimum of the book will be giving to 17 countries in Latin America (go to our website, www.elvia-duque-castillo.com to see a complete information of countries and local partners). The selected countries are among the countries studied as part of the book.

Get Involved!  How you can make your donations

You can make your donations online, by money order, checks or cash. Go to our website, www.elvia-duque-castillo.com and click on AfroLatino Book Campaign for more information or to give your donation online.

Donation process & transparency

• All donations will be registered in our website. You will find out the names/amounts of each donation.
• The donation will be given to countries by alphabetical order (see table), unless a donor requires to give the donation to a particular country.
• Our partners in Latin America are well known AfroLatino organizations in their respective countries.
• We will provide the name of the beneficiaries of this campaign through our website. Also, you will have access to pictures/videos of the campaign in Latin America.

Thank you for your support.

Elvia Duque Castillo
202-709-2744
afrolatinos@elvia-duque-castillo.com
www.elvia-duque-castillo.com 

Representing for my sister-comrade Elvia Duque!  PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN!!!  SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!