Yuri Karina Poveda
Educator
“Every lesson I share with my students carries a little of what La Cigarra planted in me.”
Achievement: Education graduate and public school teacher in Bogotá
Transformed lives
Success Stories
Meet those whose lives have been transformed through the Foundation
24
Years
1.877+
Children Helped
100%
Commitment
Discover their stories
Each one came through the Foundation and today they are examples of perseverance and commitment.
Andrey Ruíz
Community Leader
“Fundación Cigarra taught me to dream big and work with discipline to achieve my goals.”
Achievement: Created a technology services company that employs young people from the community
Anyie Tatiana Poveda
Business Administration Professional
“With effort and dedication, everything is possible. Fundación Cigarra proved it to me.”
Achievement: Business administration professional and youth mentor in the community
Juan David Hernández
Systems Engineer
“At La Cigarra I learned that technology can transform communities. Today I work to make that a reality.”
Achievement: Graduated as a Systems Engineer with a full scholarship
Edwin Santiago Chavez Romero
Professional Musician
“La Cigarra taught me that music is a universal language that opens doors and transforms hearts.”
Achievement: Scholarship recipient at the Bogotá Music Conservatory
JD
Jose David Paredes Garcia
Engineering Student
“At La Cigarra I learned that with discipline and love anything is possible. That is the legacy I carry with me.”
Achievement: First member of his family to access university education
YP
Yorlandis Paredes Garcia
Artist and Cultural Manager
“Thanks to La Cigarra I discovered my voice and my art. Now I work so other children can discover theirs.”
Achievement: Recognized cultural manager in Ciudad Bolívar
Alisson Damara Zapata Melgar
Music Education Student
“Fundación Cigarra gave me the musical foundations that today allow me to study what I love at university.”
Achievement: Admitted to the National Pedagogical University in the Music Education program
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