Propel has graduated 35 organizations specializing in STEAM education, socio-emotional learning, teacher training, and leadership development. Learn more about our Propellers and their impact in Latin America.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
75% of diseases and deaths in adolescents are due to high-risk behaviors to which they are exposed: physical and sexual violence, drug abuse, eating disorders, and premature pregnancies.
"Joven Salud", an online platform that provides access to wellness and health services to young people through virtual counseling, life skills courses, and health promotion.
TeenSmart has reached over 15,000 youth and provided more than 500 weekly consultations. The results have shown improved family communication, decrease in indicators of depression and increased used of contraception.
El Salvador is one of the regions in Central America with the highest homicide rates that expose families to migration, threatening the educational development and well-being of youth.
"En Casa con Glasswing" is a volunteer-driven online education program accessible to youth in Latin America. This program is complemented by the podcast "Desde Aquí Para Allá" that presents the success stories of young people from Central America.
"En Casa con Glasswing" has reached 13,000 people in 7 LatAm countries.
The deficient infrastructure of public schools in Mexico hinders learning, widening education gaps and social inequality.
Niños en Alegría builds safe educational infrastructure for infrastructure for learning in Mexico.
Niños en Alegría has developed over 100 projects reaching 75,000 people, through infrastructure equipment, teacher training, and student accompaniment.
For every 100,000 Mexicans, there are 547 cases of family violence, reinforcing a cycle of poverty, fear, and pain in children and youth.
Through the care programs, Juconi provides professional services to girls, boys, young people and families at risk or exposed to violence.
Juconi Foundation has reacher 28,934 families through 4,000+ training sessions and 120 projects.
In Guatemala, school dropout is high, and 70% of children cannot read or write. The problem widens in rural areas.
Seeds for Progress promotes access to quality education through infrastructure development, technology, and mentoring, in coffee-growing regions in Guatemala.
Over the last 20 years, Seeds for Progress has transformed the lives of over 30,000 children and teachers in coffee communities in Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Panama's teachers lack the necessary resources to promote quality education with appropriate learning methodologies.
ProEd develops teachers' skills, providing high-quality tools, and training, improving teachers' qualifications, and sparking their passion for teaching.
Through Covid-19 pandemic, ProEd reached +145,000 students and +2,500 teachers through its programs: Virtual Education, Collegial Conversations for English and Innovative Strategies for Teachers.
Over 485,000 children under the age of five die from drinking contaminated water worldwide.
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.
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.
Bullying affects between 18% and 31% of young Panamanians. Violence in Panamanian schools hinders the teaching-learning process and drives school dropouts.
Ni uno mas promotes a healthy school environment to prevent and stop bullying and cyberbullying in Panama.
Ni uno mas reached over 20,000 direct participants and 100,000 indirect participants in 25 affiliated schools by 2021.
Multicultural non-recognition violates the rights of indigenous people in the Amazon jungle and limits their development.
RESSOP develops social projects promoting human development through education, cultural awareness, pastoral accompaniment, health, and social care.
RESSOP manages a network of 79 educational institutions in the Peruvian jungle, reaching 47 indigenous communities in the regions of Madre de Dios, Cusco, and Ucayali.
In Mexico, children and youth perspectives in the formulation of policies are unable to effectively protect their rights.
REDIM convenes a network of 70 organizations in 10 states of Mexico, and advocates for a National Protection System for childhood rights.
In 2021 , REDIM reached over 5,000 people from 34 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe through its projects "Childhood counts" and "#Proyecto26".
The unemployment gap between men and women in Colombia has persisted for over 7 years, hindering sustainable development (social, environmental and economic).
BSocial provides opportunities by training and accompanying vulnerable communities through employability projects.
Bsocial has developed 26 projects impacting 633 people in vulnerable conditions, including women, youth, and students, through its three initiatives: Seres, Econstruir, and Esencia Mujer.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
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.
Hipocampus increases access to quality childcare and education services for children in vulnerable areas in Mexico.
Hipocampus operates 8 high-quality child care centers in México, reaching over 227 children. Children attending the centers have a development index of 97%.
50% of students in LATAM experience academic vulnerability. Learning gaps are attributable both to learning difficulties and to the inability to adapt to the learning environment.
Skalo facilitates diversity and inclusion in the classroom, using technology to suggest personalized strategies for students with learning barriers to successfully adapt to their learning environment.
Skalo has reached 2,500 students in 8 cities and 32 schools in Colombia. In partnership with United Way, Alianza Educativa and Saldarriaga Concha Foundation, they aspire to reach 1,5 Million students in Mexico, Colombia, and Chile by 2027.
65% of Guatemalan youth don’t work or study and are at risk. Lacking resources or developing opportunities, at-risk youth are at a greater vulnerability to substance abuse, school failure, or juvenile delinquency. Conversely, with adequate support, they will build a better future for themselves, enhancing community resilience.
SERES empowers youth to become influential leaders capable of creating a lasting positive impact in communities in Central America.
Since 2009, SERES has reached 5,500+ youth, facilitated 110+ programs, and supported hundreds of community action plans that address pressing challenges in their communities.
Lacking a life project significantly harms youth potential development. 49% of youth in the outskirts of Bogota lack pathways to higher education, limiting their development opportunities. Few resources are allocated to support youth to understand their life purpose and alternatives for their future.
Fundación Santa Isabel removes development barriers to children and youth with educational projects, increasing success of their life projects.
Fundacion Santa Isabel has reached 12,000 children and youth in 9 municipalities in Colombia. Nine out of every ten children reached acquire tools to implement their life projects.
In Brazil, 8.3% of young people live in extreme poverty. Student dropout costs over $70 billion USD and represents a 3.3% loss of Brazil’s annual GDP.
LideraJovem develops leadership skills for youth to break cycles of poverty and become changemakers in their communities.
LideraJovem has empowered 300 young leaders in vulnerable areas of São Paulo.
In Panama, low-quality education and lack of job opportunities threaten youth wellbeing.
Fundación Espacio Creativo (FEC) broadens opportunities for youth development through dance, education, and culture.
FEC reaches 300 youth annually through its three comprehensive training programs—Programa Enlaces, Sandbox and COCO dance company. Outcomes include a 47% reduction in violent incidents amongst youth, post emotional development training in 2021.
5% of the world population suffers from hearing loss (WHO). In Colombia, 455,000 people suffer from hearing disabilities. People with hearing disabilities lack the resources and support to be included in traditional education and are at disproportionate risk of not accessing education and experiencing social isolation, loneliness, and stigma
Óyeme facilitates inclusion of people with hearing disabilities in Antioquia, Colombia, providing communicative and educational alternatives.
Fundación Óyeme has reached 1,600+ direct participants and 3,000+ indirect participants.
Early math skills predict future academic performance. Gaps in numeracy skills and unequal access to learning support set children apart from an early age.
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.
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.
Teachers in Mexico lack the technology and resources to adequately support student learning. Post-Covid, many students fell further behind in basic reading, writing, and math skills.
Inoma develops educational video games that support parents and teachers in their role as educators, improving academic performance. Inoma has developed two platforms: Tak-Tak-Tak, for students, and LabTak, for educators.
Inoma users increase their math scores in standardized tests. Since 2013, Inoma has reached over 800,000 students through the Tak-Tak-Tak platform and 36,000 teachers with the LabTak platform. Inomas’ reach expands to 737 schools in 60 countries.
In Puerto Rico, 52% of the 18-year-old youth live below poverty levels, and 58% of the adult population does not have a post-secondary degree. In Loiza, the Afro-Puerto Rican core, the problem deepens. Post-secondary education enrolment in Loiza is 16% points below Puerto Rico’s enrolment.
ColaborativoPR provides opportunities for students from Loiza, Puerto Rico, facing poverty and inequality to obtain post-secondary education.
ColaborativoPR is succeeding in linking Loiza’s youth to education. In 2018, 173 students graduated from Loiza's public high schools, representing a 7% increase in enrolment. 80% rated their first year of post-secondary studies as excellent. 94% of ColaborativoPR alumni matriculated in post-secondary education, and 74% continued after their first year.
25% of Colombians live in rural areas experiencing the widest development disparities. 40%+ of rural Colombia lives in poverty and only 31% farmers uses technology. There’s a need to unlock opportunities for farmers to leverage the potential of technology in agriculture.
Mas por TIC strengthens rural farmers, youth and communities to leverage ICT (information, communication and technology), increasing equity in the use of technology. Mas por TIC aims to create a network of farmers in rural Colombia, bringing opportunities to the most distant places.
Mas por TIC has reached 151 rural youth, co-creating development action plans in their communities, and activating 15 Territorial Plans for rural development in Colombia.
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Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Vijay has dedicated his career to social and environmental impact. He has spent 14 years consulting Fortune 100 companies in U.S., Europe, and India.
Latin America’s most promising young leaders are falling through the education cracks. High potential youth from diverse backgrounds never make it to a leadership path due to poverty, discrimination, scarce resources, or limited education.
LALA develops a new generation of leaders for Latin America. LALA identifies high-potential, purpose-driven youth from all backgrounds and develops their skills to become transformative leaders in their communities. Alumni join a lifelong community, working together to address LATAM's most pressing challenges.
LALA has developed over 1,300 young leaders, 70% from underrepresented backgrounds. 56% alumni launched social projects reaching over 85,000 people. Of those continuing their undergrad studies, 57% received scholarships collectively worth $7M+ USD.
Secondary school is the next big challenge in achieving universal education. By 2035, only 63% of the world's youth would have completed secondary school.
Educate2Envision (E2E) brings secondary education and leadership training to vulnerable youth in rural communities in Honduras with little or no government funding.
Educate2Envision has awarded 1000+ scholarships and 30,000+ hours of community service. On average across all school sites, E2E’s graduation rate is 90% compared to 30% national average. Further, E2E model reduced out-of-pocket household expenses by over 50%.
While 90%+ jobs require digital skills, Colombian youth lack the digital skills required to succeed in today's economy.
Fundación El Origen provides access to education to rural populations with significant technology gaps. Through the offline "O-Lab" App, El Origen provides accessible digital content in native language to indigenous children in Colombia.
El Origen has reached 4,000 children, mainly in Colombia. O-Lab envisions reaching 50,000 students in the next 5 years with its 20+ partners.
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.
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.
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.
Low levels of trust limit collective action in Peru. 58% of Peruvians believe that the people in their community are barely reliable. There’s a need to develop 21st-century and citizenship skills to activate a virtuous cycle for collective action in Perú.
VIVA Valores develops socio-emotional and citizenship skills in schools, families, and communities. VIVA develops after-school programs and learning resources to promote socio-emotional and 21st-century skills in children and families.
VIVA has a network of 6,000+ teachers across 20 regions in Perú. 107,000 Peruvian children have developed socioemotional skills through VIVA’s programs and learning resources.
90% of the brain develops in the first five years of age, requiring quality early education to set children on a path to success. Children in vulnerable areas in Peru lack access to quality early education, being at a disadvantage at a very early age.
Sembrando Juntos provides quality kindergarten education in Initial Education Centers in vulnerable areas of Peru. Through Proyecto Cometa, Sembrando Juntos develops the skills of preschool teachers and directors in public institutions.
Sembrando Juntos has provided quality early education to 3,000+ children in three educational centers in vulnerable areas of Peru
Rural areas in Peru lack access to quality education. Unequal access to technology and resources that support student learning deepens the problem.
Ser Maestro activates and supports a learning community of rural teachers, providing resources, innovations and research to support learning.
Ser Maestro has reached nearly 4,500 teachers in Peru.
It is urgent for Peruvian education to be transformed since the country consistently ranks at the bottom of the PISA test.
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.
Videame has created 1,000+ video classes and 4,000+ practical exercises. Students using the platform increase learning outcomes by 20%.
While tourism is a primary economic engine in Peru, sustainable and inclusive tourism is underdeveloped, leaving vulnerable people at the margin of the economic benefits of tourism in their communities.
Turismo Cuida creates a community of entrepreneurs committed to sustainable tourism. TurismoCuida seeks to replicate the success of the Tourism Cares model in Peru.
TurismoCuida has sponsored 14 sustainable projects, 13 of which have been selected for national competitions. Turismo Cuida has invested $250K USD in the winning projects.
In Panama, low-quality education and lack of job opportunities threaten youth wellbeing.
Fundación Espacio Creativo (FEC) broadens opportunities for youth development through dance, education, and culture.
FEC reaches 300 youth annually through its three comprehensive training programs-Programa Enlaces, Sandbox and COCO dance company. Outcomes include a 47% reduction in violent incidents amongst youth, post emotional development training in 2021.
Peruvian education is in crisis: only 1 in 3 children understands what they read, and only 1 out of 10 has numerical skills. Education is a problem to be solved.
Through their Happy House after school program, Kantaya creates a safe space for children and helps them develop their literacy and numeracy skills.
Kantaya has reached 1000+ Peruvian children. After Kantaya, 74% of children understand what they read, and 70% have numerical skills.
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