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Registration for the “Ideas for the Future” university essay competition is now open Registration for the “Ideas for the Future” university essay competition is now open April 08, 2020 "Ideas for the future" is a university essay contest that CAF –Development Bank of Latin America- conducts annually in alliance with the Central Banks of the region to promote the debate among young people on key development topics in Latin America.
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Early Childhood Care Packages Early Childhood Care Packages December 09, 2019 CAF and the Inter-American Dialogue present the document “Design and Cost of Early Childhood Care Package Services. The Case of Colombia,” which puts forward a comprehensive plan of actions and their respective costs.
access | quality | colombia | education | equity and social inclusion
CAF Financing to Enhance Electric Service in Colombia CAF Financing to Enhance Electric Service in Colombia December 03, 2019 CAF has approved a loan to partially finance ESSA’s Regional Power Grid Expansion and Revamping Plan, which is set to help improve the quality of electric service in Colombia’s department of Santander and neighboring municipalities.  
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Telefónica and Compromiso Empresarial Reward CAF Social Innovation Telefónica and Compromiso Empresarial Reward CAF Social Innovation October 17, 2019 Telefónica and specialized business magazine Compromiso Empresarial have recognized the innovation and excellence of the 10 best practices in transparency and good governance of 2018 in Spain and Latin America, which include the citizen oversight ini…
colombia | europe | social innovation
CAF Impact Assessment to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Colombian Children CAF Impact Assessment to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Colombian Children October 14, 2019 Underage alcohol consumption in high in Colombia. According to the 2016 National Study on the Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in the School Population (ENCSPPE), the average age of onset of consumption is between 12 and 13 years, which can aff…
colombia | impact evaluation for public | projects
Bogota and Guayaquil to Discuss How to Improve Women’s Safety on Public Transport Bogota and Guayaquil to Discuss How to Improve Women’s Safety on Public Transport October 09, 2019 Government representatives of Bogota and Guayaquil will meet on October 23–24 in Colombia to discuss the progress made by both cities in terms of gender equality in public transport, and to exchange programs that help reduce violence against women in…
colombia | ecuador | economic empowerment | gender | urban mobility | transport
Colombia Makes Strides on Climate Change Mitigation Colombia Makes Strides on Climate Change Mitigation October 08, 2019 According to the study “Climate Change Resilient Infrastructure Projects,” the Adaptation Fund is emerging as a benchmark for projects that reduce the risks of climate change impacts.
environment | cambioclimatico | colombia | environmental management
Universidad de los Andes Student Wins #IdeasForTheFuture Essay Competition October 01, 2019 María Gutiérrez Hurtado, a student at Universidad de los Andes, won the national category of the #IdeasForTheFuture University Essay Competition, organized by CAF and Banco de la República, to which 255 students from Colombia applied. The essay addre…
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New Project to Protect Water Resources from Climate Change September 16, 2019 The regional initiative will initially be launched in Lake Tota, Boyacá, Colombia, but could be replicated in other regions of the country.
water | environment | cambioclimatico | colombia | environmental management | resource management water | green business
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