5 First, government institutions have to find effective ways to educate Afro-Latino women in the evaluation of public policies regarding minorities; second, it is important to strengthen Afro-descendant networks in order to design and implement inclusion projects and programs; third, both governments and Afro-descendant organizations must establish priorities in the face of structural problems such as unemployment, poverty, social and political exclusion, gender discrimination and institutionalized racism; fourth, it is urgent to make effective laws regarding Afro-Latino women’s issues; and fifth, Afro-descendant NGOs should create partnerships with public and private institutions, including the media and universities, to secure a big labor force of Afro-Latinas with a high education level. These strategies make us suggest the following development initiatives, in order to not only eliminate the poverty that most Afro-descendant women face, but to achieve more economic growth and respect for ethnic and women’s rights in the region: First, governments and Afro-Latino NGOs have to work on the implementation of programs regarding Afro-Latino women’s enterprises and small businesses; second, they also have to promote the creation of working groups on social services for Afro-Latinas; third, they have to support regional events on Afro-Latino women to obtain a clear comprehension of policies regarding Afro-Latinas as an specific ethnic population; fourth, they need to create a political culture that allows them to promote policies that benefit them directly; and fifth, governments and Afro-Latino NGOs have to support affirmative action policies to enhance the access of Afro-Latinas to higher education and well-paid jobs. To sum up, educating Afro-Latinas is crucial, but it is not enough. Governments, Afro-descendant NGOs and the UN System itself should work together not only to make effective the recommendations that have been produced by this Forum but also to defend ethnic and women’s rights throughout Latin America.