G-3309

Education in renewable energie

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Project Description

Region: South America

Country: Colombia

Location: Cali

Total Budget: $41,930

Area of Focus: Community economic development



Education is one of the most effective strategies to transform the social, cultural, economic, political and environmental realities of a country. However, in countries such as Colombia, the low rates of access and coverage are alarming. According to the National Higher Education Information System (SNIES, in spanish), for the year 2020 the coverage rate in higher education was 51.6%, a figure that represents 23.5 percentage points below the average of OECD economies, which is 75.1%.

The Institución Universitaria Antonio José Camacho (UNIAJC), hereinafter referred to as the "University", is a public higher education institution located in Cali-Colombia. In 2023-1 it trained 12,391 students, 60.91% of whom come from different regions of the country, from rural and urban areas, and mostly from the southwest of Colombia. The southwest of Colombia has historically lived in conditions of extreme poverty with limited access to education and other problems such as unemployment, forced recruitment, and involvement in illegal economies, among others. Therefore, it is necessary to offer opportunities for economic sustainability to ensure that students remain in higher education, which can be achieved through technical qualification processes and decent employment during their professional studies.

The main objective of the project is to increase the possibilities of access to decent employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for young students of the University in situations of social and economic vulnerability, through the training laboratory in renewable energies and their integration into the Bioenergy cluster of Valle del Cauca.

The specific objectives are:

1-Implement training strategies in renewable energies and skills of being that allow students and graduates access to decent employment in the labor market of the environment.

2-To develop capacities in entrepreneurship and innovation that will enable students and graduates to create entrepreneurial projects in renewable energies with environmental impact.

3-Strengthen University's relations with companies in the bioenergy sector that offer employment to students and graduates of the project's beneficiary communities.

During the first year of operation of the laboratory, it is expected to benefit up to 120 students of the University; it is estimated to benefit up to 500 people over a period of 5 years. The target population will be socioeconomically vulnerable students, especially those between 16 and 32 years of age, from southwestern Colombia, who may belong to any ethnic group or gender.

The training activities to be developed by the university through the laboratory will be free of charge for participating students.

Primary Host Partner

District: 4281

Rotary Club of: Cali-San Fernando

Primary Contact: Mauricio Velasquez

Email: mavelas1@hotmail.com

Primary International Partner

District: 4130

Rotary Club of: Del Valle Monterrey

Primary Contact: Eduardo Diaz Corona

Email: edc2018@gmail.com

Project Status

Need $15,350
This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged".
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Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #2460713.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Cali-San Fernando (4281)

4-Feb-24

$100

$7,600

$7,700

District 4130 DDF

4-Feb-24

-

$3,500

$3,500

Woodland Hills (5280)

29-Jun-24

$1,900

$2,000

$3,900

Central Calcutta (3291)

8-Jul-24

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$15,350

-

$15,350

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$10,480

$10,480

Total

$41,930

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries

4-Feb-24

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

29-May-24

by Rodrigo Diaz

System Entry: Pledge of $35,933 with $3,600 DDF by Jose Rodrigo Diaz Rojas of the Rotary Club of Cali-San Fernando, District 4281.

29-May-24

by Rodrigo Diaz

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

24-Jun-24

by Rodrigo Diaz

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

29-Jun-24

by Rodrigo Diaz

System Entry: Pledge of $1,900 with $2,000 DDF by Arturo Velasquez of the Rotary Club of Woodland Hills, District 5280.

8-Jul-24

by Rodrigo Diaz

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Binod Khaitan of the Rotary Club of Central Calcutta, District 3291.

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