Category: Colombia
YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!
Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to boost participants’ […]
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Toque de Queda, Youth in Soacha and Why It Matters
In recent days, Colombian farmers have staged a national strike for more than two weeks and this turned violent when thousands of students, truckers, miners and teachers joined the farmers. The government imposed curfew “Toque de queda” and dry law in some areas including Soacha after protests, violence and rioting struck those areas. This […]
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Launching the SDV’s blog!
Dear friends, Welcome to the Soacha Digital Village blog! The SDV is a project that has been launched by both Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) and Fundación Semilla & Fruto to provide youth with technology and entrepreneurship skills. This Community Technology and Learning Center (CTLC) aims to serve as a “hub” in Soacha, Colombia where […]
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