Sixto Martínez
Country: Venezuela
Age: 22 years old
Language(s): Spanish and English
Relevant Experience:
- General Coordinator of a student movement ¨DEMOS¨; who have won these past three years the Federation of Students Center (Universidad Simón Bolívar)
- Campaign chief for last year´s student government election.
- Volunteer in social actions, specifically in low-income neighborhoods and ghettos.
- Member of the National Coordination of ¨Voto Joven¨, which is a project that spread throughout the entire country looking to involve the youth into the dynamics of democracy.
Why do I want to serve on the board?
We have worked in a serious number of projects that have caused a huge impact throughout our entire country; now we believe it is the time to work in worldwide projects, exchanging ideas and giving new ones in order to build a stronger Latin America, and a more democratic and a more human world.
What skills can I contribute to the leadership and objectives of the network?
My best skill that could help the accomplishment of the objectives and making even bigger the figure of WYMD is the team we have behind us; an important group of people interested in elaborating projects that could make a difference in the everyday life of the people in our country. It is a team that is always looking the way to get better and be better, and most of all we have the ambition to contribute to the improvement of our region and we sure know we can do it.
What do you envision for the future of the WYMD?
According to the potential and the range of action that WYMD has, we would push for the definite establishment of the organization in the region with presence in every country of Latin America. We have the philosophy of less talking and more action, so it is not just the presence of the organization we are looking for; the region needs activities that could help us make the difference, the region needs a program like WYMD, strong and open to give a hand to the people, a program that everybody will know is somewhere to make a change.