Laboratoria
Formation | 2014 |
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Founders |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Purpose | Technical and life-skills training for Latin American women to join the tech sector |
Website | www |
Laboratoria is an organization empowering women who dream of a better future to start and grow careers in technology. Founded in Lima, Peru in 2014, it currently operates programs in Peru, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.
History[]
Laboratoria was founded by Mariana Costa Checa, Herman Marin, and Rodulfo Prieto in 2014, inspired by initiatives such as Black Girls Code and Girls Who Code.[1] It began with a pilot training program for 15 women, and rapidly expanded, with 2,400 graduates and more than 6,000 candidates per year by 2022.[2] Participants receive an intensive six-month course on the most-used programming languages and digital platforms, such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.[1][3]
Its funding sources include donations from Google, Telefónica, and the . In addition, graduates from the program who get jobs as developers contribute a percentage of their salaries during their first two years.[2]
Laboratoria started small training programs in Chile and Mexico in June 2017.[3] A São Paulo branch was opened in February 2018.[4]
More than 2,400 women had completed the program as of 2022.[5]
Awards and recognitions[]
Laboratoria was the winner of the Kunan Award for social entrepreneurship in 2014.[6]
In 2015, the Spanish edition of the MIT Technology Review named Mariana Costa Checa to its list of Peru's innovators under 35 for her involvement in the project.[2]
In February 2016, Laboratoria signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank to scale up the project over the next three years, and improve the educational and workplace inclusion of women in the digital sector around Latin America through a contribution of over $900,000 from the Multilateral Investment Fund.[7] That April, the organization received Google for Education's RISE Award for its inclusive work in the technology sector.[8]
In 2018, Laboratoria was chosen to participate in the World Economic Forum's UpLink initiative.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b Lastra, Francisco J. (18 March 2015). "Laboratoria: La ONG que empodera a mujeres sin recursos a través de la programación" [Laboratoria: The NGO That Empowers Women Without Resources Through Programming]. El Definido (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Sánchez, María C. "Mariana Costa, 29". MIT Technology Review en español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Romainville Izaguirre, Miriam (11 August 2015). "Laboratoria, una empresa social que apuesta por las mujeres" [Laboratoria, a Social Company That Bets on Women]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Associacao Laboratoria em São Paulo, SP". (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Heitner, K. L. (31 March 2020). "Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America". In Tasso Eira de Aquino, Carlos; Rojas, Ronald R. (eds.). Diversity and Inclusion in Latin American and Caribbean Workplaces. Springer Nature. p. 78. ISBN 9783030354190. Retrieved 25 August 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Laboratoria: Ganador de la categoría Emprendedores del Premio Kunan" [Laboratoria: Winner of the Kunan Award in the Entrepreneurship Category] (PDF) (in Spanish). Telefónica. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Laboratoria y BID firman convenio" [Laboratoria and IADB Sign Agreement]. Diario UNO (in Spanish). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Rigg, Nicky (14 April 2016). "Celebrating RISE Awards Winners Who Are Helping Increase Diversity in CS Education". Google for Education. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Baker, Georgina (12 March 2018). "Latin American start-ups are thriving. Let's help them cross borders". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links[]
- 2014 establishments in Peru
- Non-profit organisations based in Peru
- Organizations for women in science and technology
- Computer science education
- Women in computing