Director of the Afrocolombian cultural organisation, Carabantú

Ramón Emilio Perea Lemos has a degree in Psychology from the Universidad San Buenaventura in Medellín and has worked with Afrodescendant communities for over 20 years. As co-founder of Carabantú association and active member of the Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN), he has developed community work with Afrodescendant communities in Colombia which has gained both national and international recognition. Among the projects he has been involved in, his contribution to founding the Sindicato de Mujeres Afrocolombianas Empleadas del Servicio Doméstico (Union of Afrocolombian Domestic Service Employees) is of particular note, along with his role in establishing the annual International Festival of Black Communitarian Cinema – Kunta Kinte (Festival Internacional de Cine Comunitario Afro “Kunta Kinte,” FICCA KUNTA KINTE), organised by Carabantú.