Project Summary This is a community-driven initiative restoring degraded biodiversity corridors in Brazil’s Cerrado to enhance ecosystem resilience and climate adaptation. Rural women lead native plant nurseries and restoration efforts that increase carbon capture, biodiversity, and income. In parallel, we monitor jaguar movements using GPS collars, camera traps, and AI to guide science-based restoration. Combining … Continued
Project Summary The proposed project, ComprasGPT, aims to enhance decision-making in Ecuador’s public procurement sector, which is burdened by frequently changing regulations and laws. Targeting public officials and businesses interested in procurement, the tool simplifies navigation through complex legal frameworks, enabling more efficient participation. The long-term objective is to promote transparency, reduce errors in public … Continued
Project Summary The Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, spans nine countries and covers 6 million square kilometers. It plays a vital role in carbon absorption, weather regulation, and biodiversity. Yet, deforestation remains a major threat, with 2 million hectares lost in 2022, a 21% increase from the prior year. Project Guacamaya addresses this challenge by … Continued
Project Summary AymurAI is a project with an AI-powered tool designed to open data and anonymize information in the judiciary, puting the focus on gender-based violence. It focuses on providing transparency into gender violence cases, helping courts and public institutions enhance their transparency and accountability. The tool empowers women and marginalized communities, promoting trust in … Continued
Project presentation DigiMENTE is an initiative focused on improving media education in Spanish-speaking Latin America with more than 6,000 teachers trained and over 200,000 students impacted, strengthening key skills in critical analysis of information, creativity, collaboration, and ethical reflection. These initiatives seek to expand media literacy awareness and tools in the region through a contextualized … Continued
Project presentation InternetLab’s approach to tackling disinformation in the digital age involves working with digital marketers through constructive dialogue. Their aim is to engage a wide range of people and help them gain a deeper understanding of what misinformation is. By promoting cooperation and innovation, they hope to achieve their long-term goals of promoting a … Continued
Project presentation The ‘Bici y Fútbol’ Sports School works annually with one hundred girls from 6 to 17 years old from Soacha, a socially and economically vulnerable municipality close to Bogotá, teaching them through sports to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexual abuse, promoting the exercise of healthy and responsible sexuality and providing them with a … Continued
Project presentation Several examples have proved that promoting Indigenous governance is beneficial to reduce biodiversity loss. Although COP15 increased recognition about the contribution of indigenous communities to conservation, there is still much to advance. “Allies for the Amazon”, implemented by SPDA in the Amazonian regions of Madre de Dios and Loreto has proved to be … Continued
2023-24 Scale-up project Overview Astralintu is a new space start-up based in Ecuador that provides equatorial ground segment services. Their “Space Cloud Services” initiative addresses environmental threats in the Ecuadorian Amazon, focusing on vulnerable indigenous communities. They collaborate with D-Orbit and local NGOs to process real-time satellite imagery, enabling quick risk mitigation. … Continued
Project presentation Empate supports people with Down Syndrome (DS), creating non-profit spaces and activities free of charge. Based in Córdoba, Argentina, the Foundation develops a free social franchise (FS), creating process manuals and control panels to expand the Empate model. Currently, through the FS, Empate is developed in the Argentine provinces of Tucumán, Mendoza, and … Continued
