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South American Projects

Juyaa
Changemaker: Maria Paula Country of implementation: Colombia Juyaa is an initiative aimed at empowering Wayúu women artisans, who play a...
Dec 13, 20241 min read

Sustainable Communities Wayru
Changemaker: Catherine Romani Country of implementation: Peru In Peru, access to water networks is a privilege for most people, but for...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Yachay Wasi Uru Uru
Odaliz Andrea Mamani Tribeño Bolivia In the vast lands of Bolivia, Lake Uru Uru, one of the most important lakes in the region, faces a...
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Bibliotecas Comunitarias Móviles
Valeria Riojas Peru Children in Callao, Ventanilla, and other areas of extreme poverty in Lima, Peru, face limited opportunities to...
Sep 2, 20241 min read

Ruta de Empoderamiento Educativo para Comunidades Negras: Fortaleciendo Acciones Afirmativas
Yissely Prado Colombia Young people in Black communities in Colombia face limited opportunities for access to higher education and...
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Progresa: Una Educación Sin Fronteras
Brayan Ruiz Marin Peru In the San Martín region, young people from rural areas and native communities face significant challenges in...
Sep 2, 20241 min read

Germen Fecundo
Jatari Erazo Ecuador Ecuador, with its unique biodiversity, is facing serious threats due to extractivism, climate change, and poor...
Sep 2, 20241 min read


AGUA SEGURA
Changemaker: Hasler Iglesias Country of Implementation: Venezuela People in Venezuela suffer a lack of access to basic services such as...
Aug 29, 20221 min read


SOMOS BACHILLERES
Changemaker: Yuliana Palacio Country of implementation: Colombia High School seniors from underprivileged and rural areas in Colombia...
Aug 29, 20222 min read

ESCOLA VOU ASSIM
Changemaker: Pimentel Country of Implementation: Brazil The Vou Assim School Project is a project for the professionalization of LGBTQIA+...
Oct 19, 20211 min read


EDUCATE TO PREVENT
Changemaker: Lucas Bulgarelli Country of Implementation: Brazil When compared to countries in Latin America and in the world, Brazil...
Feb 15, 20212 min read

Nova agenda
Changemaker: Italo Ribeiro Country of Implementation: Brazil The New Social Agenda gathers young Brazilian activists, researchers,...
Oct 23, 20201 min read

COMPROMETIDXS
Changemaker: Marina Castellino Country of Implementation: Argentina Argentine youth is growing up in a country that is in constant...
Oct 15, 20201 min read

Freehelper
Changemaker: Gabriel Pinheiro Country of implementation: Brazil Freehelper is a social non-profit startup that connects through a...
Nov 4, 20191 min read
REES (Red de Establecimientos Educacionales Sustentables)
Changemaker: Juan José Martin Bravo Country of Implementation: Chile SMF Wonder Grantee Essential aspects of tackling the climate crisis...
Oct 31, 20191 min read


ER Argentina
Changemaker: Alvaro Benavides Country of Implementation: Argentina Every day more and more education initiatives arise in order to...
Jun 5, 20191 min read


Big Toe
Changemaker: Diego Tabares Big Toe Foundation based in the poem: “Oh dear Big Toe you really know what is to be in my shoes”. Big Toe is...
Jun 25, 20181 min read


HUASI MUYU
Changemaker: Lorena Flores Country of Implementation: Ecuador The use of a blue bag in Cuenca to dispose the non organic waste,...
Jun 24, 20181 min read


TODXS
Changemaker: Willian Mallman Country of Implementation: Brazil TODXS was co-founded by Global Changemakers Italo Ribeiro and Willian...
Jun 24, 20182 min read


Reacc!on pARAGUAY
Changemaker: David Riveros Country of Implementation: Paraguay Reacc!on is a Paraguayan youth organization that works to tackle...
Jun 22, 20181 min read


Haiti Music School
Changemaker: Matheus Oretga Country of Implementation: Haiti Before the earthquake in January 2010, Haiti already had 60% of its...
Jun 21, 20181 min read


ABRIC
Changemaker: Heitor Santos Country of Implementation: Brazil Researches have shown that the stimulus to science in early age is extremely...
Jun 21, 20181 min read


Amario de Suenos
Changemaker: Olga Lucia Mendoza Armario de Suenos (ADS) is a non-profit organization which saw in the donation and sale of clothing in...
Jun 20, 20181 min read


Leaders of Tomorrow
Changemaker: Giovani Rocha The (LdA) Leaders of Tomorrow Project (Líderes do Amanhã, in Portuguese) equips promising teenagers from...
Jun 20, 20182 min read


Global Warning Agency
Changemaker: Laura Gutierrez Zarta The World Health Organization talks about 150 000 people die each year due to climate change and...
Jun 20, 20182 min read


Youth for Latin America
Changemakers: Felipe Valencia Dongo; Camila Laurentino; Lucía Valencia-Dongo; Romina Cabrera; Ruth Holtom; Sadiq Miah Every good project...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


YES!
Changemaker: Matheus Oretga Criminality is an undeniable issue in metropolis such as Sao Paulo. Young teenagers are involved from early...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


USP PARQUE RIBEIRÃO
Changemaker: Lucas Bulgarelli Ferreira After talking to the inhabitants of the Parque Ribeirão community and other aid organizations that...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


URBI: My Hair, My Identity
Changemaker: Raquel Silva Brazil is a very diverse country with many different historical influences, of Native Indians, Europeans and...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Tu Casa No Es Su Casa
Changemaker: Alonso Lizaraz Tu casa no es su casa – Your home it’s not his home’ is a wide media campaign that seeks to raise awareness...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


Transparency Talks
Changemakers: Joseph Mansilla, David Riveros Philippines and Paraguay are two of the most corrupt countries in the world(ranking 129 and...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Step Ahead
Changemaker: Daniel Silva Step Ahead” is a Community Action Project that objectives to tackle the youth apathy in state communities of...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Recognizing Guyana-HIV/AIDS Campaign
Changemakers: Arvis Mortimer; Ashaney James; Jaevion Nelson; Maria Angelica Botero; Rebecca Ann Xavier; Trinidad Covarrubias The...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


React & Change
Changemaker: Italo Ribeiro React & Change is an online-driven youth-led organization committed to activating youth to combate gender...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


Rabicó
Changemaker: Marina de Barros Rabicó is a project that gives extra-classes to kids with bad grades and for those who can’t follow the...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


PATEA
Changemaker: Nicolas Valenzuela In RECONSTRUYE, our goal is to promote sustainable production of built environments. After the earthquake...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


OASIS
Changemaker: Leonardo Duarte Our goal is to introduce youth of action in the way of the Warrior Without Weapons. In other words, we aim,...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Nueva calle
Changemaker: Nicolas Valenzuela In 2011, Chile confronted the awakening of an entire generation. Youth people in our country started a...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


Project Little Lion
Changemaker: Claudia Gallego The “Little Lion” Home-School acts directly with children and teenagers of 1 to 18 years old. Their mission...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


La Movida
Changemaker: Andres Chester Children and teenagers who live in underprivileged areas in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires (Argentina)...
Jun 2, 20181 min read


Know it and Change it
Changemakers: Thaís de Oliveira Queiroz; Javier Osuna; Nicolás Valenzuela;Nicolás Guarnizo; Trinidad Covarrubias; Lucía Soto; Bernardo...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Future Voices International
Changemaker: Sadiq Miah Indigenous and peasant communities continue to suffer political marginalisation and discrimination. Insufficient...
Jun 2, 20181 min read
Telling Your Own Story
Changemaker: Gina Romero As the most of Latin Americans countries, Colombia’s democracy is strongly affected by corruption. Recently we...
May 28, 20182 min read
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