Promoting diversity and inclusion in the realm of audiovisual content creation is vital. It's a driving force propelling the audiovisual industry in Latin America and the Caribbean to new heights, transforming it into a true powerhouse for economic and social progress. This entails ensuring the representation of various ethnic, cultural, and gender groups and providing … [Read more...] about How is the Sandbox Audiovisual promoting the development of creative talent in Colombia?
Raquel Fernández
Raquel Fernández-Coto is a specialist within the Inter-American Development Bank’s Education Division in Guatemala, where she leads the country’s education sector’s portfolio with special interest and experience in secondary and post-secondary education, technical education, and skills for work. Moreover, she leads diverse regional initiatives and in other countries like Colombia. Before her post in Guatemala, she was education specialist for the IDB in Honduras and was part of the Labor Markets and Social Security Division at IDB headquarters in Washington D.C., where she worked on projects in the Caribbean and Central America. She also worked at the World Bank in infrastructure, logistics, and agriculture projects within the Economics Unit in the Sustainable Development Department for Latin America and the Caribbean and in Costa Rica’s Competitiveness Promotion Council, as Director of Programs and Projects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Chicago and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Creating Effective Online Education Experiences in Honduras
When schools worldwide began shifting from face-to-face to virtual classrooms due to the pandemic, educators were forced to rethink and redesign their learning environments – essentially overnight. While technology in schools had been rising for years, few teachers had extensive experience in conducting learning in a mostly online environment. In Honduras, nearly … [Read more...] about Creating Effective Online Education Experiences in Honduras
Same storm, different boats
Entry by Ivonne Acevedo, Eleno Castro, Raquel Fernández, Iván Flores, Marcelo Pérez Alfaro, Miguel Székely, and Pablo Zoido. If someone at some point thought that the pandemic was affecting us all in the same way, it soon became clear that we do not face the storm from the same boat. Anyone, regardless of age, profession, socioeconomic status or celebrity, can contract … [Read more...] about Same storm, different boats