Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica

by Asociacion Ideas en Accion
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Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
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Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica
Empower youth through technology in Costa Rica

Project Report | Jun 10, 2021
Nuestro Segundo Semestre 2021

By Noelia Murillo | Program Coordinator

English bellow

 

Mente en Acción

27 de marzo finalizamos la 14va edición de MenTe en Acción en la que se obtuvieron 169 aplicaciones y se seleccionaron 70 participantes de todo el país y se graduaron 60. Esta edición es apoyada por  Accenture Costa Rica, Citrix Costa Rica y contamos con el apoyo de Efecto Boomerang. 

El 8 de mayo comenzamos la 15ta edición, tuvimos 138 aplicaciones, seleccionamos 75 mujeres que se graduarán el próximo 26 de junio.

El programa tiene una duración de ocho sábados (17 sesiones de 4 horas cada una) donde aprenden sobre empoderamiento de género, de liderazgo y trabajo en equipo; así como las bases de la programación para desarrollar un prototipo de una aplicación móvil que responda a un Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Contamos con el trabajo de 25 mentores/as técnicos/as que apoyaron a las chicas a desarrollar este prototipo. Estas ediciones se realizan 100% virtual debido al COVID-19. 

 

Red Mente

Debido al COVID-19 hemos realizado las actividades de la Red Mente de forma virtual, comenzamos con tres días por semana de ejercicios para impulsar la salud física y mental de las chicas a través de ejercicio en un espacio sororo. También estamos apoyando a quienes tienen que realizar sus pasantías profesionales de secundaria con capacitaciones sobre empleabilidad y no encontramos planeando las actividades que se realizarán en el marco del Día de la Mujer, asimismo, las mujeres de la red tuvieron oportunidad de llevar clases de inglés, conversatorios de seguridad digital y charlas en el marco del Día internacional de la Higiene Menstrual.

 

Emprendimiento en Acción

Nace de las oportunidades de desarrollo identificadas a partir de las situaciones que enfrentan las mujeres de las Red MenTe debido a la situación por COVID-19. El programa tiene por objetivo brindar herramientas, conocimientos y apoyo en el desarrollo y mejoramiento de emprendimientos de las mujeres de la Red MenTe y sus familias. Además, a lo largo del proceso, se busca generar una comunidad y red de apoyo mutuo entre de emprendedoras, para incentivar la generación de ingresos a partir de sus emprendimientos.

Comenzó el sábado 06 de febrero y finalizó el 20 de mayo, tuvimos 43 inscripciones y se seleccionaron 34 mujeres, finalizó el 13 de mayo con la graduación de 16 chicas. Contamos con el apoyo de 14 mentorxs que guiaron el proceso de las participantes. 

 

Conectadas

Conectadas tiene por objetivo proveer mayor acceso de herramientas tecnológicas a la mujer, de desmitificar el miedo que por falta de información a veces las mujeres pueden tener con respecto a la tecnología y de enseñar a una navegación de forma segura, previniendo el acoso digital. En lo que llevamos del 2021 hemos capacitado 438 mujeres de todo el país en temas como Seguridad Digital, Recomendaciones para el Curriculum Vitae, ABC de los dispositivos móviles y las computadoras y Uso básico de Redes Sociales.



F*ckUp Nights San José V. XIII

Movimiento mundialdesarrollado desde el 2016 en Costa Rica. Un evento donde se invitan emprendedores costarricenses a compartir con un público desconocido sus F*ckUps (fracasos/metidas de pata) con el propósito de desmitificar el fracaso y poder verlo como parte del proceso de emprendimiento.

El jueves 27 de mayo realizamos otra edición de F*ckUpNights, fue desarrollado de manera  virtual y contamos con tres speakers invitados que hablaron sobre sus emprendimientos y cuales han sido sus principales metidas de pata en este proceso de emprender y las principales afectaciones debido al COVID-19. Contamos con la participación de 53 personas vía Zoom Meetings.

 

-English

 

Mente en Acción

On March 27th we concluded the 14th edition of MenTe en Accion. We received 169 applications and selected 70 participants from all across the country, graduating 60 beneficiaries. This edition was sponsored by Accenture Costa Rica, Citrix Costa Rica and counted with the support of Efecto Boomerang. 

The 15th edition, currently ongoing, started on May 8th. We received 138 applications and selected 75 young women who will be graduating on June 26th. 

The program consists of 17 four-hour sessions rolled out during eight Saturdays, where participants learn about gender empowerment, leadership and teamwork as well as the basics of programming in order to develop a mobile app prototype in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Our team includes 25 technical mentors who support the participants in developing this prototype. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these sessions are held 100% online. 

 

Red Mente

(MenTe Network)

Due to COVID-19 all network activities have been hosted on virtual platforms. We’ve started offering exercise sessions three times a week to promote participants’ physical and mental health by exercising in a sorority filled space. We are also offering support to those who need to find internship opportunities out of highschool with training workshops to help them improve their employability profile. We are currently planning the activities we’ll be hosting to commemorate International Women’s Day, and for Menstrual Hygiene Day, members of the network had the opportunity to take English lessons, participate in panel discussions on digital safety and other talks. 

 

Entrepreneurship Incubator

This program was created as a response to the development opportunities identified observing the various situations faced by members of the network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program aims to offer tools, knowledge and support to help these women and their families develop and improve their entrepreneurial endeavors. Throughout the process, we also aspire to create a community and support network among the entrepreneurs to boost their income through their different projects. 

The Entrepreneurship Incubator started on February 6th and concluded on May 13th. Out of 43 applicants we selected 34 young women of which 16 completed the program, graduating in May. We had the support of 14 mentors who guided participants throughout the process. 

 

Conectadas

The objective of this program is to offer women a wider access to technological tools, demystify the fear surrounding the use of technology that some women might have due to lack of information, and teach them how to surf the web safely, preventing cyber-bullying. So far in 2021, we have trained 438 women all across the country on topics such as Digital Security, recommendations for their CV, the ABCs of mobile devices and Social Media 101. 



F*ckUp Nights San José V. XIII

This is a global movement that’s been taking place in Costa Rica since 2016. Costa Rican entrepreneurs are invited to share their F*ckUps (failures) with an unknown public. The purpose is to debunk the myth of failure and understand failing as a necessary part of the entrepreneurial process.

We had another F*ckUpNights edition on May 27th. It was held on a virtual platform and invited speakers talked about their endeavors, their main failures along the way, and how they have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was hosted on Zoom Meetings, with 53 assistants.  






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Location: San Jose - Costa Rica
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Melissa Monge
San Jose , San Jose Costa Rica

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