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Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. 200M people don’t have access to basic resources. There are social leaders who are changing this situation. Meet our +100 fellows and the impact of their organizations.
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The Challenge
In Peru, 80% of schoolchildren do not know what career to pursue when they finish school. In addition, three out of fifteen students abandon their studies when they make a hasty decision without proper guidance on their career choices.
The Innovation
Through its vocational Accompaniment Program and school workshops, Transcienda offers high school students career guidance
The Impact
They have supported more than 6,000 students in pursuing their personal goals. 70% of student have demonstrated greater clarity about their vocational choice.
Hipocampus Centros de Aprendizaje
The Challenge
90% of the brain develops in the first five years of age. Quality early education gives children the foundations to thrive, as adequate stimulation and a positive environment significantly affect children’s futures. Only 6% of children in vulnerable areas in Mexico attend early education centers, being at a disadvantage at a very early age.
The Innovation
Hipocampus increases access to quality childcare and education services for children in vulnerable areas in Mexico.
The Impact
Hipocampus operates 8 high-quality child care centers in México, reaching over 227 children. Children attending the centers have a development index of 97%.
The Challenge
It is urgent for Peruvian education to be transformed since the country consistently ranks at the bottom of the PISA test.
The Innovation
On Videame, students learn math by interacting with short videos and assessments in a chatbot. Parents and teachers can follow students' progress through A.I. generated reports highlighting achievements and learning gaps.
The Impact
Videame has created 1,000+ video classes and 4,000+ practical exercises. Students using the platform increase learning outcomes by 20%.
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The Challenge
In Peru, the centralization of sport at a competitive and formative level is an obstacle for more than 1 million children and adolescents from "Quechua speaking” communities who lack quality sports schools.
The Innovation
Sinkumunchis, through sports, offers an education in the native language, promoting the mental and physical health of Cuzco children.
The Impact
More than 1000 children and adolescents have benefited from Sinkumunchis. It's program has helped them improve their relationships, concentration, and emotional control.
The Challenge
Close to 800 million people worldwide live on less than $2 a day; while over 175 million children lack access to preschool education to change the future of their families in vulnerable situations. These millions are concentrated in rural areas, where 46% of the world's population lives today, facing inequality in development opportunities.
The Innovation
Foundation 99 provides tools for people in rural areas to have better life trajectories. Through its Irradia model, it focuses on rural schools and articulates them in three dimensions: education, local economic development, and public space and infrastructure.
The Impact
Since 2009, Foundation 99 has worked in 4 countries with over 50,000 students, 3,000 teachers, and nearly 900 schools. Thanks to its programs, students increase their performance by 10%, impacting their future development and growth opportunities.
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The Challenge
In Peruvian education, art is considered an undervalued discipline due to lack of promotion, limited teacher training, and low visibility.
The Innovation
Through its courses and workshops, MALI develop socio-emotional skills, such as empathy, teamwork, and self-knowledge, of its students to establish safe environments.
The Impact
Since 1961, MALI has managed to impact more than 1 million people through its courses and artistic workshops in 7 disciplines, promoting art education.
The Challenge
In Colombia, low-quality education worsens with socioeconomic gaps, lack of technology, and obsolete curricula. There’s a need for innovation in curricula and delivery that helps teachers and students to thrive.
The Innovation
Coschool is creating physical and digital experiences ('physital') to connect face-to-face with virtual interactions. With their newly launched Edumoción platform, they place socio-emotional learning (SEL) at the center of their educational proposal for teachers and students. They intend to generate impact by institutionalizing SEL within the education sySTEAM.
The Impact
Since inception, Coschool has reached nearly 20,000 youth and 7,000 teachers in Colombia. With Edumoción, CoSchool has reached 930+ youth, 660+ educators. 60% educators increased their ability to teach socio-emotional skills, positioning as a transformative educational solution ready to scale.
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Alianza para la Seguridad Alimentaria de Baja California Sur (ASA)
The Challenge
There was an increase of 4% in Mexico's low-income population in 2021, creating greater barriers to accessing nutritious and quality food.
The Innovation
In an effort to reduce food waste, Alianza para la Salud Alimentaria (ASA) runs a food bank, collaborates with primary producers, and works with restaurants and supermarkets.
The Impact
ASA has directly impacted 1 million people, promoting nutritious and quality food access. In 2020, they supported more than 97,000 families through the state's food emergency response plan.
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The Challenge
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, the IDB estimates that women hold only 15% of management positions. The problem arises due to the limited economic, professional, and personal development of girls and young women in the region from an early age.
The Innovation
Through its role-model characters in its stories and the entertainment content in its blogs, Chica Latina contributes to the development, empowerment, and strengthening of the skills of girls and adolescents worldwide.
The Impact
More than 2 million girls and adolescents have benefited from Chica Latina's 5 books and digital content since 2020.
The Challenge
Rural areas in Peru lack access to quality education. Unequal access to technology and resources that support student learning deepens the problem.
The Innovation
Ser Maestro activates and supports a learning community of rural teachers, providing resources, innovations and research to support learning.
The Impact
Ser Maestro has reached nearly 4,500 teachers in Peru.
Bive con Bienestar
The Challenge
In Colombia, rural communities live on less than $15,000 pesos daily, limiting their access to public health services, which require long waiting times and slow bureaucratic processes, resulting in rural population neglect.
The Innovation
Bive ensures that everyone has access to health services, regardless of their income level. Its platforms Bive Previene and Chatbot Previene tu Salud characterize and sensitize rural populations to reach them with social support projects.
The Impact
Bive has benefited over 120,000 vulnerable people through its network of over 200 healthcare professionals and 9,000 medical services. Since 2012, Bive has benefited nearly 32,000 direct beneficiaries in Colombia, improving their quality of life through early diagnoses.
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Gravity Water
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The Challenge
Over 485,000 children under the age of five die from drinking contaminated water worldwide.
The Innovation
Gravity Water uses a decentralized rainwater collection and filtration system to provide schools in need with daily access to clean drinking water around the world.
The Impact
Gravity Water has provided access to safe, reliable drinking water to over 54,000 students and their communities in Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica.
The Challenge
Early math skills predict future academic performance. Gaps in numeracy skills and unequal access to learning support set children apart from an early age.
The Innovation
WiiXii reduces gaps in math education, giving all children opportunities to thrive. Wiixii provides recreational mathematics via WhatsApp. Children gain confidence in their ability to solve all kinds of problems and develop a healthier relationship with mistakes.
The Impact
WiiXii has reached 7,200+ children and 250+ teachers in 16 countries. 60% of students using WiiXii report improvements in math scores, and 62% increase their perseverance.
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The Challenge
Bullying affects between 18% and 31% of young Panamanians. Violence in Panamanian schools hinders the teaching-learning process and drives school dropouts.
The Innovation
Ni uno mas promotes a healthy school environment to prevent and stop bullying and cyberbullying in Panama.
The Impact
Ni uno mas reached over 20,000 direct participants and 100,000 indirect participants in 25 affiliated schools by 2021.
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The Challenge
Colombia has 95% electricity coverage. However, while in urban areas it reaches 99%, in rural areas it only reaches 86%. This means has more than 2.5 million people without access to an electricity grid.
The Innovation
SunColombia develops solutions based on solar energy as a source of environmental and economic transformation to create a more sustainable future.
The Impact
SunColombia has reached over 170,000 people in 28 Colombian locations, deploying more than 15 thousand solar solutions.
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