The WYDE Civic Engagement Youth Advisory Board is the highest youth engagement body in the project. Its members are young beneficiaries from our activities, recruited for a one-year mandate to advise the management team, take part in the steering committees with the European Commission and occasionally represent the project in external events.
Ana is a geographer specialising in social development, with a deep commitment to civic empowerment through digital inclusion. As Datalat’s alternate representative in Ecuador’s Open State Core Group, she has helped shape key national and local initiatives that push forward transparency and participation.
“Youth being involved in political participation means transformation. It’s a commitment to building more equitable and inclusive societies that truly reflect the voices long left out.”
Ana is currently focused on developing safe digital environments that enable adolescents and youth to lead with confidence and creativity.