Globally, forests are being cleared for development at a horrifying rate. Seeing the destruction of his native land, Omar Tello was triggered to take on a mission of a lifetime. He bought a plot of land and restored an oasis of rainforest. 40 years ago, Omar Tello bought a patch of land stretching approximately 100 meters in each direction near…
New Story is a non-profit organisation dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness. Together with the design studio Fuseproject and homebuilding technology company ICON, they plan to build a 3D-printed community in a secret location in Latin America. The United Nations stated in 2019, that population growth and urbanisation are moving faster than the construction of adequate and affordable housing. The…
22 years ago primary school teacher, Luis Soriano, decided to share his modest collection of 70 books with children in his rural town of La Gloria and the surrounding areas of the Magdalena Province. His donkey-powered mobile library service, over the years had enriched and empowered the impoverished communities with the access to a wide variety of literature. Luis Soriano…
Drones have long been associated as destructive forces, or irritating travel-blogger gadgets disturbing the most peaceful settings around the world. In Colombia they have also been used in the controversial spraying of illegal coca plantations. However, the technology does have many socially enriching applications too. Aeronautical engineer Daniel Salamanca launched NUBA Aerospace in 2015, to address problems within the health…
Corales de Paz is a non-governmental organisation that facilitates an on-going citizen science Reef Check program in Colombia. The primary goal is to unite the diving tourism industry, local fishermen and the scientific community, to educate participants and find a viable method of continued evaluation of the tropical coral reef. In 2014, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and the…
Arte Útil roughly translates into English as ‘useful art’ but it goes further suggesting art as a tool or device. The concept draws on artistic thinking to imagine, create and implement tactics that change how we act in society. Arte Útil was initiated by Cuban artist Tania Bruguera. Tania is a politically motivated performance artist that explores the relationship between…
