Un activista joven entrega el gobierno local: una experiencia mexicana

“Necesitas ser capaz de trabajar con activistas y, al mismo tiempo, con los procesos gubernamentales vigentes.” Pedro Kumamoto nos habla de cómo fue que decidió participar en el gobierno. Resalta su habilidad de ganar legitimidad y trabajar tanto con activistas como con colegas del gobierno para elaborar y aprobar nuevas políticas. Ha sido defensor de…

Youth Activist Joining Local Government: A Mexican Experience

“You need to be able to work with activists and at the same time with the existing government processes.” Pedro Kumamoto discusses how he decided to join government. He highlights his ability to gain legitimacy and work with both activists and government colleagues to craft and pass new policies. He advocated for youth looking to…

Mexican Civil Society Forges Cross-Sector Partnerships for Accountability Initiative 

In August 2017, two Mexican anti-corruption civil society groups #FiscalíaQueSirva and #VamosPorMás mobilized citizens on social media to demand greater independence for the newly created Federal Prosecutor General Office (FGR). Both groups are trying to “stop the candidacy” of Raúl Cervantes as the head of the FGR, as well as implement a new system and…