Laboratoria, a pioneering social impact organization founded in Peru in 2014, has been steadfast in its mission to equip women with technical skills (web development, UX design, and data analysis) and connect them with career opportunities in the tech industry. With an impressive track record of impacting over 3,500 students and placing 82% of its graduates in tech jobs, … [Read more...] about Empowering Women and Transforming Tech Education: Laboratoria’s Agile Learning Model
Hyeri “Mel” Yang
Hyeri “Mel” Yang
Hyeri “Mel” Yang, is an Education consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank Group. She received her M.A. in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, specializing in Design and Technologies for Learning across Culture and Context as a Fulbright scholar. As a former classroom teacher from South Korea, Mel aspires to investigate the ways in which educational policy and implementations can support marginalized youth with their gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds can agentically re-imagine and act on their educational and everyday practices