San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

August 7 to 11, 2019

One hundred thirty young writers and activists from around the world will convene in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the second International Congress of Youth Voices. Download our press release

Our delegates represent cities all over the world! Explore the map here.

Delegate, organization, and parent resource documents here.

Salvador Gómez-Colón Returning Delegate San Juan, Puerto Rico — Salvador Gómez-Colón
Returning Delegate
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Lillian Gieseke Student Delegate Cincinnati, Ohio — Lillian Gieseke
Student Delegate
Cincinnati, Ohio

Kenan Mirou Returning Delegate Damascus, Syria & San Francisco, California, USA — Kenan Mirou
Returning Delegate
Damascus, Syria & San Francisco, California, USA

Daniela Morales Student Delegate Cali, Columbia & Chicago, Illinois, USA — Daniela Morales
Student Delegate
Cali, Columbia & Chicago, Illinois, USA

Shane Lowe Student Delegate Louisville, Kentucky, USA — Shane Lowe
Student Delegate
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Freshta Tori Jan Student Delegate Kabul, Afghanistan & Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA — Freshta Tori Jan
Student Delegate
Kabul, Afghanistan & Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Isaiah Simon Student Delegate New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Isaiah Simon
Student Delegate
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Gilda Temaj Student Delegate Guatemala & Berkeley, California, USA — Gilda Temaj
Student Delegate
Guatemala & Berkeley, California, USA

Itumeleng Banda Returning Delegate Johannesburg, South Africa — Itumeleng Banda
Returning Delegate
Johannesburg, South Africa

Judsine Blaisdell Whyte Student Delegate Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Judsine Blaisdell Whyte
Student Delegate
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Chayangkul Pethpunya Student Delegate Bangkok, Thailand — Chayangkul Pethpunya
Student Delegate
Bangkok, Thailand

Caoimhe Deering Student Delegate Sydney, Australia — Caoimhe Deering
Student Delegate
Sydney, Australia

David Wallace-Wells Guest Speaker — David Wallace-Wells
Guest Speaker

Lucienne Gigante
Guest Speaker

D’Real Graham Mentor — D’Real Graham
Mentor

Huda Abuarquob
Guest Speaker

Edwidge Danticat Guest Speaker — Edwidge Danticat
Guest Speaker

Precious Perez Student Delegate Louisville, Kentucky, USA — Precious Perez
Student Delegate
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Rosa Colón Guest Speaker — Rosa Colón
Guest Speaker

Dr. Olivia U. Rutazibwa Guest Speaker — Dr. Olivia U. Rutazibwa
Guest Speaker

Michael Fernández Frey
Guest Speaker

Luis Villanueva Student Delegate Guaynabo, Puerto Rico — Luis Villanueva
Student Delegate
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Valeria Gonzalez Student Delegate Austin, Texas, USA — Valeria Gonzalez
Student Delegate
Austin, Texas, USA

Isra Hirsi Student Delegate Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Isra Hirsi
Student Delegate
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Jamie Margolin Student Delegate Seattle, Washington, USA — Jamie Margolin
Student Delegate
Seattle, Washington, USA

Michaela Bailey Student Delegate Chicago, Illinois, USA — Michaela Bailey
Student Delegate
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sally Wen Mao Guest Speaker — Sally Wen Mao
Guest Speaker

Grace Yoo Student Delegate Cleveland, Ohio, USA — Grace Yoo
Student Delegate
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Annette Martínez-Orabona Guest Speaker — Annette Martínez-Orabona
Guest Speaker

Davia Nelson Journalist — Davia Nelson
Journalist

Tania Sanchez Student Delegate Los Angeles, California, USA — Tania Sanchez
Student Delegate
Los Angeles, California, USA

Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez Guest Speaker — Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez
Guest Speaker

Chinaka Hodge Guest Speaker — Chinaka Hodge
Guest Speaker

Amanda Uhle Co-founder — Amanda Uhle
Co-founder

Nyuol Leth Tong Guest Speaker — Nyuol Leth Tong
Guest Speaker

Hayden Beaulieu Student Delegate Oakland, California, USA — Hayden Beaulieu
Student Delegate
Oakland, California, USA

Felicia Wong Staff — Felicia Wong
Staff

Matilde Bondo Dydensborg Student Delegate Frederikssund, Denmark — Matilde Bondo Dydensborg
Student Delegate
Frederikssund, Denmark

Emmy Kastner Staff — Emmy Kastner
Staff

Vaidehi Bulusu Student Delegate Bangalore, India — Vaidehi Bulusu
Student Delegate
Bangalore, India

Rashawnda Williams Mentor — Rashawnda Williams
Mentor

Jeremy Torres Student Delegate Puerto Rico — Jeremy Torres
Student Delegate
Puerto Rico

Dave Eggers Co-founder — Dave Eggers
Co-founder

Ayushi Srivastava Student Delegate India & Union City, California, USA — Ayushi Srivastava
Student Delegate
India & Union City, California, USA

Aneth Naranjo Student Delegate Ecuador & New York, New York, USA — Aneth Naranjo
Student Delegate
Ecuador & New York, New York, USA

Ram Chandra Chapagai Student Delegate Jhapa, Nepal — Ram Chandra Chapagai
Student Delegate
Jhapa, Nepal

Agnes Ugoji Returning Delegate Lagos, Nigeria & Boston, Massachusetts USA — Agnes Ugoji
Returning Delegate
Lagos, Nigeria & Boston, Massachusetts USA

Noor Alnoman Returning Delegate Baghdad, Iraq & Austin, Texas, USA — Noor Alnoman
Returning Delegate
Baghdad, Iraq & Austin, Texas, USA

Iman Abdul Student Delegate Brooklyn, New York, USA — Iman Abdul
Student Delegate
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Ifeoma White-Thorpe Returning Delegate Denville, New Jersey, USA — Ifeoma White-Thorpe
Returning Delegate
Denville, New Jersey, USA

Reem Suleiman Student Delegate Santa Clara, California, USA — Reem Suleiman
Student Delegate
Santa Clara, California, USA

Frantzy Luzincourt Student Delegate Brooklyn, New York, USA — Frantzy Luzincourt
Student Delegate
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Serafima Osintseva Student Delegate Saint-Petersburg, Russia — Serafima Osintseva
Student Delegate
Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Kerianalee Rivera Cruz Student Delegate San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA — Kerianalee Rivera Cruz
Student Delegate
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

Prashansha KC Student Delegate Kathmandu, Nepal — Prashansha KC
Student Delegate
Kathmandu, Nepal

Vanessa Ramon-Ibarra Student Delegate Washington, D.C., USA — Vanessa Ramon-Ibarra
Student Delegate
Washington, D.C., USA

Hussein Maow Student Delegate South Portland, Maine, USA — Hussein Maow
Student Delegate
South Portland, Maine, USA

Taryn Everdeen Student Delegate Norwich, England — Taryn Everdeen
Student Delegate
Norwich, England

Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal Student Delegate Bang Lamphu Lang, Thailand — Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal
Student Delegate
Bang Lamphu Lang, Thailand

Anouk Yeh Student Delegate Saratoga, California, USA — Anouk Yeh
Student Delegate
Saratoga, California, USA

Mahima Poddar Student Delegate Kathmandu, Nepal — Mahima Poddar
Student Delegate
Kathmandu, Nepal

Kahlil Darden Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Kahlil Darden
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Khayyam Yakut Student Delegate Zanzibar, Tanzania — Khayyam Yakut
Student Delegate
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zach Estudillo Student Delegate San Francisco, California, USA — Zach Estudillo
Student Delegate
San Francisco, California, USA

Monique Hansen Student Delegate Cape Town, South Africa — Monique Hansen
Student Delegate
Cape Town, South Africa

Maud Webster Student Delegate Norwich, England — Maud Webster
Student Delegate
Norwich, England

Rae'Chel Stanley Student Delegate Vallejo, California, USA — Rae'Chel Stanley
Student Delegate
Vallejo, California, USA

Sandile Bhengu Student Delegate Durban, South Africa — Sandile Bhengu
Student Delegate
Durban, South Africa

Karina Pantoja Student Delegate Paw Paw, Michigan, USA — Karina Pantoja
Student Delegate
Paw Paw, Michigan, USA

Prasuma Rawal Student Delegate Lalitpur, Nepal — Prasuma Rawal
Student Delegate
Lalitpur, Nepal

Lucy Valentine Malcoun Returning Delegate Chicago, Illinois, USA — Lucy Valentine Malcoun
Returning Delegate
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Carlos Rodriguez Student Delegate Bronx, New York, USA — Carlos Rodriguez
Student Delegate
Bronx, New York, USA

Riya Kataria Returning Delegate Fremont, California, USA — Riya Kataria
Returning Delegate
Fremont, California, USA

Jhordan Price Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Jhordan Price
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Ayelet Travis Student Delegate University Heights, Ohio, USA — Ayelet Travis
Student Delegate
University Heights, Ohio, USA

Djamel White Student Delegate Dublin, Ireland — Djamel White
Student Delegate
Dublin, Ireland

Karely Nunez Student Delegate East Palo Alto, California, USA — Karely Nunez
Student Delegate
East Palo Alto, California, USA

Kasia Carothers Student Delegate Austin, Texas, USA — Kasia Carothers
Student Delegate
Austin, Texas, USA

Joshua Borokinni Student Delegate Lagos, Nigeria — Joshua Borokinni
Student Delegate
Lagos, Nigeria

Sufyan Hameed Student Delegate Brooklyn, New York, USA — Sufyan Hameed
Student Delegate
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Prince Agrawal Student Delegate Arlington, Texas, USA & Kathmandu, Nepal — Prince Agrawal
Student Delegate
Arlington, Texas, USA & Kathmandu, Nepal

Karim Aburamadan Student Delegate Gaza, Palestine & Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Karim Aburamadan
Student Delegate
Gaza, Palestine & Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gracia Bareti Student Delegate Westbrook, Maine, USA — Gracia Bareti
Student Delegate
Westbrook, Maine, USA

Edna Akimana Student Delegate Portland, Maine, USA & Bujumbura Burundi — Edna Akimana
Student Delegate
Portland, Maine, USA & Bujumbura Burundi

Tess Kelly Returning Delegate Cleveland, Ohio, USA — Tess Kelly
Returning Delegate
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Cory Williams Returning Delegate Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA — Cory Williams
Returning Delegate
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

Eman Khatri Student Delegate Alameda, California, USA — Eman Khatri
Student Delegate
Alameda, California, USA

Akilah Toney Returning Delegate New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Akilah Toney
Returning Delegate
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Charlotte Suttee Student Delegate Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA — Charlotte Suttee
Student Delegate
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Lisa Kanyomozi Rabwoni Student Delegate Kampala, Uganda — Lisa Kanyomozi Rabwoni
Student Delegate
Kampala, Uganda

Zadren Hill Student Delegate Birmingham, Alabama, USA — Zadren Hill
Student Delegate
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Winston Nunley Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Winston Nunley
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Nabila Abbas Student Delegate Lahore, Pakistan — Nabila Abbas
Student Delegate
Lahore, Pakistan

Simone Sarté Student Delegate San Francisco, California, USA — Simone Sarté
Student Delegate
San Francisco, California, USA

Mariama Savage Returning Delegate Boston, Massachusetts USA — Mariama Savage
Returning Delegate
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Jalen Kobayashi Student Delegate Chicago, Illinois, USA — Jalen Kobayashi
Student Delegate
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Rita Marsh Student Delegate San Francisco, California, USA — Rita Marsh
Student Delegate
San Francisco, California, USA

Peter Filatov Student Delegate Moscow, Russia — Peter Filatov
Student Delegate
Moscow, Russia

Kyron Loggins Student Delegate Oakland, California, USA — Kyron Loggins
Student Delegate
Oakland, California, USA

Kate De Groote Student Delegate West Valley City, Utah, USA — Kate De Groote
Student Delegate
West Valley City, Utah, USA

Odessa Hott Student Delegate Richmond, Virginia, USA — Odessa Hott
Student Delegate
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Anika Nayak Student Delegate Tampa, Florida, USA — Anika Nayak
Student Delegate
Tampa, Florida, USA

Kerry O’Sullivan Student Delegate Dublin, Ireland — Kerry O’Sullivan
Student Delegate
Dublin, Ireland

Beatrice Phiri Student Delegate Lusaka, Zambia — Beatrice Phiri
Student Delegate
Lusaka, Zambia

Calvin Sears Returning Delegate Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA — Calvin Sears
Returning Delegate
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

Marci Mazza- Fredley Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Marci Mazza- Fredley
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

A'Lyric Thomas Returning Delegate New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — A'Lyric Thomas
Returning Delegate
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Christopher Maximos Student Delegate Randolph, New Jersey, USA — Christopher Maximos
Student Delegate
Randolph, New Jersey, USA

Julisa Pérez Student Delegate Brooklyn, New York, USA — Julisa Pérez
Student Delegate
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Judica'elle Irakoze Returning Delegate Portland, Maine, USA & Burundi — Judica'elle Irakoze
Returning Delegate
Portland, Maine, USA & Burundi

Malcolm Yearby Returning Delegate Burnsville, Minnesota, USA — Malcolm Yearby
Returning Delegate
Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

Ibrahim Dahir Returning Delegate Somalia & Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Ibrahim Dahir
Returning Delegate
Somalia & Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sean Farrelly Returning Delegate Dublin, Ireland — Sean Farrelly
Returning Delegate
Dublin, Ireland

Yennifer Coca Izquierdo Returning Delegate Louisville, Kentucky, USA & Santi Spiritus, Cuba — Yennifer Coca Izquierdo
Returning Delegate
Louisville, Kentucky, USA & Santi Spiritus, Cuba

Elizabeth Schultz-Lorentzen Holstein Returning Delegate Copenhagen, Denmark — Elizabeth Schultz-Lorentzen Holstein
Returning Delegate
Copenhagen, Denmark

Legacy Thornton Returning Delegate Boston, Massachusetts USA — Legacy Thornton
Returning Delegate
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Violet Prete Student Delegate New York, New York, USA — Violet Prete
Student Delegate
New York, New York, USA

Torey Bovie Student Delegate New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Torey Bovie
Student Delegate
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Iman Najjarine-Podbury Student Delegate Sydney, Australia — Iman Najjarine-Podbury
Student Delegate
Sydney, Australia

Giordan Dixon Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Giordan Dixon
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Daphne Constantinides Returning Delegate Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — Daphne Constantinides
Returning Delegate
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Samuel Getachew Returning Delegate Oakland, California, USA — Samuel Getachew
Returning Delegate
Oakland, California, USA

Gabriela Romero Returning Delegate Los Angeles, California, USA — Gabriela Romero
Returning Delegate
Los Angeles, California, USA

Zainab Nasrati Returning Delegate Copenhagen, Denmark — Zainab Nasrati
Returning Delegate
Copenhagen, Denmark

Kieren Konig Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Kieren Konig
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Ashla Chavez Razzano Returning Delegate Los Angeles, California, USA — Ashla Chavez Razzano
Returning Delegate
Los Angeles, California, USA

Keshawn Townsend Student Delegate Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — Keshawn Townsend
Student Delegate
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Zoe Pavlik Student Delegate Durham, North Carolina, USA — Zoe Pavlik
Student Delegate
Durham, North Carolina, USA

Vivian Pham Returning Delegate Sydney, Australia — Vivian Pham
Returning Delegate
Sydney, Australia

Mimi Zekaryas Student Delegate Seattle, Washington, USA — Mimi Zekaryas
Student Delegate
Seattle, Washington, USA

Emma Lorenceau Returning Delegate Levallois-Perret, France — Emma Lorenceau
Returning Delegate
Levallois-Perret, France

Aliya Hall Returning Delegate Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA — Aliya Hall
Returning Delegate
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Chandler Browne Returning Delegate Chicago, Illinois, USA — Chandler Browne
Returning Delegate
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jasmin Loraine Benas Student Delegate Knightdale, North Carolina, USA — Jasmin Loraine Benas
Student Delegate
Knightdale, North Carolina, USA

Yasmeen Jaaber Student Delegate Chesterfield, Virginia, USA — Yasmeen Jaaber
Student Delegate
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Jahid Wilson Returning Delegate Irmo, South Carolina, USA — Jahid Wilson
Returning Delegate
Irmo, South Carolina, USA

Amanda Gorman Student Delegate Los Angeles, California, USA — Amanda Gorman
Student Delegate
Los Angeles, California, USA

Michelle Diaz Student Delegate Los Angeles, California, USA — Michelle Diaz
Student Delegate
Los Angeles, California, USA

Leila Mottley Returning Delegate Oakland, California, USA — Leila Mottley
Returning Delegate
Oakland, California, USA

Azaria Pittman-Carter Returning Delegate Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — Azaria Pittman-Carter
Returning Delegate
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Sachin Dangi Returning Delegate Kathmandu, Nepal — Sachin Dangi
Returning Delegate
Kathmandu, Nepal

Jamesha Caldwell Returning Delegate Baltimore, Maryland, USA — Jamesha Caldwell
Returning Delegate
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Maeve Wilbourn Returning Delegate Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA — Maeve Wilbourn
Returning Delegate
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Esperanza Rivera Returning Delegate Chicago, Illinois, USA — Esperanza Rivera
Returning Delegate
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Edgar McGregor Returning Delegate Pasadena, California, USA — Edgar McGregor
Returning Delegate
Pasadena, California, USA

Destiné Price Returning Delegate Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA — Destiné Price
Returning Delegate
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Rachel Parent Returning Delegate Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Rachel Parent
Returning Delegate
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Salomée Levy Student Delegate Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — Salomée Levy
Student Delegate
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Huma Ali Student Delegate Seattle, Washington, USA — Huma Ali
Student Delegate
Seattle, Washington, USA

Rohnny Vallarta Returning Delegate San Jose, California, USA — Rohnny Vallarta
Returning Delegate
San Jose, California, USA

Tamia Coleman Student Delegate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Tamia Coleman
Student Delegate
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Advisors

Salvador Gomez-Colón, youth delegate

Marta Michelle Colon

Lucienne Gigante, Animus

D'Real Graham

Rashawnda Williams

Emmy Kastner

Yalie Kamara

Thank You

The Ford Foundation

The Isabel Allende Foundation

The Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, MD Family Foundation

Gregory & Amanda Silverman

Writers House

Steven Malk & Alexandra Sartor

Jet Blue

Heinz Endowments

The Obama Foundation

The Women's March

Jean Tirri

Caras con Causas

Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico

Reach Higher

International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers