Manuel Alejandro Polanco Larreal

• Teaching for University Education- University Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacin.
• Diploma in Social Inclusion and Access to Rights - Organization of American States
• Diploma in Electoral Campaign Management - Tepuy Foundation and University of Zulia

• Delegate of the IV Annual Summit on Youth and Democracy in the Americas - OAS - DC, United States Senate in Washington, D.C., and OAS Headquarters (2022)
• Delegate of the Summit of the Americas representing Venezuelan civil society and youth - Young Americas Business Trust - OAS - Los Angeles, CA, USA (June 2022)
• Completed an e-learning course in Measurement and Performance Management in Public and Non-Profit Organizations - Caracas, Venezuela (2022)
• "Plan País Venezuela" (English: "Plan for the Country") is a plan organized by Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly of Venezuela, created to revitalize Venezuela's economy, petroleum industry, and social sectors. It aims to address the needs of the youngest members in vulnerable groups and promote decentralization (2019)
• Completed the Training Program for Young Citizens for a Quality Democracy - Maracaibo, Venezuela (2019)
• Completed the Youth Seminar and Destiny of the Nation Level II - Maracaibo, Venezuela (2019)
• Managed international congresses in Latin America - Maracaibo, Venezuela (2015)
• Participated in the Latin American Congress of Political Science and International Studies - Margarita, Venezuela (2014)
• Attended the International Conference of the Americas - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (2012)
• Participated in over 20 Model United Nations conferences during university
• Participated in multiple political conferences and citizen assemblies.

• Presidency of Colombia - Recognized as a Young Leader of the Americas during the Summit of the Americas, representing Venezuelan civil society and youth, and awarded by former President Ivan Duque at the Young Americas Business Trust - OAS - Los Angeles, CA, USA (2022).
• Organization of American States (OAS) - Scholarship recipient for the Leadership and Social Inclusion program with an emphasis on vulnerable groups by the Directorate of Social Inclusion - Department of Social Inclusion of the OAS (2021-2022).
• Board of Directors of Un Nuevo Tiempo Zulia - Awarded the Jhonny Cabrera Order in its unique class for outstanding performance, perseverance, and dedication in the rescue of democracy in Venezuela and contribution to the growth of the political organization - Maracaibo, Venezuela (March 2021).
• Universidad del Zulia, ONG Gritemos con Brio, Todos por la Educacion, FENEDE, FCU - Recognition for Zulianity Day - Button Recognition for Social and Community Leadership through the "Panas Sin Limites" foundation (Jan. 2021).
• IREX - Fellowship recipient of The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program - United States Department of State (2020).
• Universidad del Zulia - REDIELUZ - Recognition for the best research work in social and human Sciences - Maracaibo, Venezuela (2019).
• Municipal Council of Maracaibo - Recognition for outstanding youth leadership and for setting an example to the new generations of young leaders in the social, political, educational, and professional fields in Venezuela - Maracaibo, Venezuela (2015).
• Universidad Rafael Urdaneta (2012, 2013, 2015) Honor Roll - Awarded for outstanding academic performance.
• Universidad del Zulia (2012, 2014, 2015) Honor Roll - Awarded for outstanding academic performance.

• Awarded for article titled "Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance as a Mechanism for Solving the Venezuelan Crisis" in the Proceedings of the REDILUEZ Congress Magazine. Coauthored by Manuel Polanco (2020).
• Published opinion article titled "Political Ethics: Does it Exist?" in the Freedom Club (August-2021).
• Featured in news article "Panas Sin Limites Foundation brings 'Solidarity' to Saint Lucia" in LA Verdad (2021).
• More items available upon request.

  • Member of the strategy committee of the Un Nuevo Tiempo party (2017-2020)

• Member of La Mesa De la Unidad Democratica and La Plataforma Unitaria (Platform of Unity) to help reestablish democracy in my country (2012-2024)
• Head of delegation for Model United Nations at Universidad Rafar Urdaneta (URUMUN) from 2012 to 2017 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  • Head of delegation for Venezuelan Model of the United Nations (MOVENU) in Caracas, Venezuela (2016).

  • Participated in Model United Nations at La Universidad del Zulia (LUZMUN) in Maracaibo, Venezuela (2014, 2015).

• Dalton Price, PhD Candidate at Oxford, Anthropologist from Comell International Anthropology and Migration. +1 (386) 341-9313, dalton.price@anthro.ox.ac.uk.

• Juan Pablo Guanipa, Attorney, Founder of Maracaibo Posible, Former Deputy and Vice President of the National Assembly, Elected Governor of Zulia State. +58 412-6444416, juanpguanipa@gmail.com.

• Andrea Navarro, Vice-President of Panas Sin Limites, winner of the Community Solutions Scholarship from the United States Department of State Security and IREX, Engineer +58 414-6602418, andreacnavarrrom@gmail.com