Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata

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Overview

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Paula Moreno Zapata born Bogota, Colombia November 11, 1978. Afro-Colombian management engineer. Minister of Culture, 2007-10; founding president of peace-building organization Visible Hands, 2010.

Quotations

"Young people have the challenge—and the responsibility—of changing the world. I believe we are living through a special moment today that I like to call 'the globalization of diversity'. . . [E]nding inequality and discrimination can be a basis for ensuring peace and prosperity for every Colombian citizen." (America's Winter, 2010; photo Viente afrocolombianos)