User:Yawri Carr Quirós

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Yawri studies Law at University of Costa Rica and International Business and Trade at National University of Costa Rica and has a great interest in Latin America development, leadership and social entrepreneurship.

ICANN & INTERNET GOVERNANCE

Yawri attended firstly an ICANN meeting as a NextGen at the ICANN62 Policy Forum for Latin America, held in Panama City, Panama during 25th to 28th June, 2018. She will attend the IGF 2018 as a Youth@IGF 2018 Fellow, held at UNESCO Headquarters at Paris, France.

WORK EXPERIENCE

She's currently working at IPANDETEC, as a Costa Rica representative, an organization that promotes the use and regulation of ICT and the defense of Human Rights in the digital environment, through analysis, advocacy, research, and legislative monitoring of Internet public policies in Central America.

She has worked with Facebook's Security Policy and Project Management Division for Latin America and the Caribbean within the Women Safety Panel, devising regional integration and cooperation on programs regarding women’s online safety, gender and youth engagement.

She has worked at University of Sao Paulo's Enactus team. Enactus is the biggest organization for social entrepreneuship worldwide. Guided by educators and supported by business leaders, the students take the kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. Enactus work transforms both the lives of the people served, and in turn, the lives of the students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders,

She has also worked in her city's local government as part of the Youth Council, and has also worked as a volunteer at TECHO Costa Rica, TETO Brasil and NGO'S in Brazil teaching english and ICT's usage.