Carlos Mamani

Carlos Mamani

Country: Bolivia

Field(s) of Work:  Human Rights, Civic Participation
Cultural Preservation, Community Involvement, Equality / Rights, Civic Participation

Target Population(s):  Indigenous Individuals, Communities / Residents, Ethnic Minorities, Communities / Residents

Organization:  Centro de Estudios Andinos

Location:  La Paz

Note: This profile was prepared when Carlos Mamani was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship  in 1995.

Carlos Mamani reduces discrimination and social alienation among Bolivia's indigenous peoples by strengthening and legitimizing the traditional ayllu system of governance in the Andean highlands.

Indigenous peoples constitute 75 percent of Bolivia's population, but they are often excluded from the country's civil processes because of racial discrimination and because they have been politically sidelined.

More at

http://www.ashoka.org/fellows/viewprofile3.cfm?reid=97064