Ana Yency Lemus Chavez

Ana identifies as an Afro-Salvadoran woman of the Panune ethnicity, she is an activist, advocate for the human rights of the Afro-descendant population, and environmentalist in El Salvador. In 2021, she presented a proposal for a law on nature rights and combating climate change, and in 2017, 2019, and 2023 she presented reform proposals to congressmen and officials of the country for the recognition of the Afro-descendant population in El Salvador and the defence of their territories as well as care and respect for the environment. She founded and directs the Salvadoran Afro-descendant Organized Foundation and fights for climate justice.