Accelerating Peace Program
Accelerating peace with the power of Corporate Social Responsibility
May – October, 2022
Accelerating Peace is a Pasos Libres program that seeks to accelerate the growth of young-led peacebuilding initiatives in Colombia by strengthening their entrepreneurial skills and establishing partnerships with local and U.S. companies based on the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility.
If you lead or are part of a peacebuilding organization or initiative in Colombia and are interested in strengthening your entrepreneurial skills and learning about Corporate Social Responsibility. Accelerating Peace is for you!
APPLY YOUR INITIATIVE AND REGISTER NOW!
Accelerating Peace seeks to help young peacebuilders broaden their network of potential partners in the private sector while allowing companies to identify opportunities for collaboration with youth from various regions of the country.
The program includes eleven online training and mentoring sessions; a face-to-face event and Demo Day in Bogotá with leading companies and representatives of the United States Embassy; and portfolio publication with the participant’s initiatives.
+ 25 participants from all over Colombia
+ 10 experts and mentors
Opportunity to connect with companies from multiple sectors
Online sessions and face-to-face Demo Day
Four easy steps to be part of the Accelerating Peace Program
1
Select your initiative
Choose the initiative you want to postulate. It may be one you would like to expand or one you have wanted to make come true for months.
2
Register
Sign up by filling out the registration form through the link on this website. Remember that you must wait for confirmation of your selection.
3
Learn
Attend the online training sessions, request mentoring, and apply the knowledge acquired to strengthen your initiative.
4
Connect
Present your initiative to leaders of Social Responsibility areas in a face-to-face Demo Day and include it in the Accelerating Peace Portfolio.
APPLY YOUR INITIATIVE
AND REGISTER NOW!
Frequent asked
questions
Who can participate?
Young people from all over the country who lead or are part of organizations and initiatives to build peace in Colombia and wish to learn how to accelerate the growth and positive impact of their work in partnership with companies.
How do I register?
By filling out the registration form through the link on this website. The number of places available is 28 participants.
Is registration free?
Yes. Registration is free. However, remember that places are limited. If you are selected, your commitment will be to participate throughout the program actively and make the agreed activities.
What does the program include?
- Eleven training sessions and online mentoring
- Face-to-face event and Demo Day in Bogotá (tickets and hotel included)
- Publication of your initiative in the Accelerating Peace Portfolio
What topics are covered in the program?
The online and face-to-face training of the program includes sessions on Corporate Social Responsibility and Peace, Theory of Change and Reports, Validation of Business Ideas, Prototyping, and Pitch, among others.
Do you have more questions?
Please send them to info@fundacionpasoslibres.org
Participants 2022
Eliana Salcedo
CEO at Fundación Ángeles de Jesús
Elmer Arrieta
Trainer at Jóvenes provocadores de paz
Ana M. Velásquez
CEO at Fundación ROFÉ
Lisandro Hernández
Communications Leader at Fundación Planeta Rural
Adriana Cómbita
Project Manager at Fundación Nacional Batuta
Yeison Pacheco
Director at Corporación centro jurídico y de emprendimiento comunitario
Natalia Jiménez
CEO at Somos CaPAZes
Miguel A. Salazar
Project Assistant at Fundación Planeta Rural
Eliana Vásquez
Administrative area at Fundación Bochinche
Luis Castellanos
Social Management Coordination at Fundación Tierra Grata Colombia
Yisela Vargas
Legal Representative at Asoprolomat
Jeison E. Palacios
Legal and organizational advisor at Foro Interétnico Solidaridad Chocó
Andrea J. Pava
Ceo at ENMATERIAL STUDIO
Angela I. Álvarez
Coordinator at Fundación ONG LA RED
William E. Velásquez
President at Asesoria & Consultoria Legal Especializada
Alejandra Quiguantar
Human rights defender at Tejiendo pensamiento
Alejandra Arellano
Environmental governance issues at Barranquilla +20
Mahycol Linárez
President at Fundación Civitas
Viviana Palacios
CEO at Corporación Yo Puedo
Gabriel S. Cabrera
CEO at Centro de activismo y desarrollo democrático para la región
Luis Antonio Caballero
Teacher at Colegio Balbino Garcia
Tatiana Galera
Political Advocacy and Peacebuilding Coordinator at Caribeñxs
José Cimadevilla
President at Cotelco Joven
Estefanía Molano
Social entrepreneur at Copropeneya
Jhostyn Salas
Legal Representative at JUNTOS POR PALENQUE
Jorge Luis Sierra
CEO at Fundación social Dosojeba
Miguel A. Carvajal
Co-founder and Director at Get Up and Go Colombia
Experts and mentors
Juan Sánchez
Senior Services Designer at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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