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Fundación Afrodescendientes Organizados Salvadoreños (AFROOS)

(AFROOS) works in El Salvador for the constitutional recognition of the Afro-descendant population in El Salvador and the diaspora. They also work to eliminate racism and discrimination in all its forms. Its current and founding members are people who self-identify as Afro-Salvadorans from different parts of the country and beyond. AFROOS has 12 years of history and struggle, working with El Salvador’s LGBT, differently abled, children, youth, and elderly of African descent. AFROOS has promoted efforts for the Congress of El Salvador to recognize people of African descent. Their advocacy reaches both public and private institutions.