The aim of this project is to promote and defend the human rights of Ecuadorian communities of African descent by strengthening their organization and disseminating information on their individual and collective rights. The idea is to strengthen 15 community action boards to promote and disseminate information on the human rights of Ecuadorian peoples of African descent. This will be achieved by supporting community action boards in their efforts to obtain legal status, disseminate information on the role they play in their communities, train their human rights promoters and disseminate information on rights through local media and printed material. Reference material on human rights will also be provided.