Colombia Spotlight
Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia) Spotlight
The Our Voice Initiative's collaboration with Colombia beautifully illustrates the power of citizen science. The projects have demonstrably improved health and well-being across diverse populations by empowering community members to identify challenges and advocate for change. This successful collaboration is a model for fostering healthier and more engaged communities worldwide.
In combination with all projects conducted with University of Colombia, our citizen scientists have collected a total of 1517 photos and 1209 Audio from the following locations:
- Recreation and Sport Institute
- National Police
- Local education directorates
- Local mayors
- School Directors
- Urban Development Institute
- Bogota Botanical Garden
- Planning secretary
- TransMilenio
- Administrative Department of Defense of Public Space
Bogotá, Colombia
- Engaging citizen scientists to build healthy park environments in Colombia
- Breast Cancer Survivors
- Building Healthy Schools Through Technology-Enabled Citizen Science
- Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia
- Urban Care for Unpaid Caregivers: community' voices in the Care Block program, in Bogotá, Colombia
Barú, Colombia
- Our Voice in a rural community: empowering Colombian adolescents to advocate for school community well-being through citizen science
Featured Photos from Citizen Science Data Collection
Project Collaboratiors
- Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia)
- Institución Educativa de Santa Ana
- Social & Health Complexity Center
