This project is funded by the Botnar Foundation, a Swiss philanthropic foundation, and led by LSE Cities of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London, together with Universidad ICESI in Cali and Universidad de los Andes in Bogota. The world organization United Citiesand Local Governments (UCLG) and the Despacio in Bogota are also part of this project
Our team
Sandra Moreno
Universidad ICESI / Communications officer
Isamar Julio
Community Researcher - Cartagena
María Fernanda Alomia
Universidad ICESI / Researcher
Friederike Fleischer
Universidad de los Andes / Principal investigator
Karen Naundorf
External communications consultant
Loane Alonzeau
UCLG / Communications officer
Kathleen Hasleidy Palacios Asprilla
Community Researcher - Quibdó
Diana María Ramírez Daza
External consultant in local governments
Luisa Leyton Londoño
Universidad de los Andes / Researcher
Freddie Bossa
Despacio / Communications officer
Catalina Duarte
LSE Cities, LSE / Policy Officer and project manager
Cécile Roth
UCLG / Global impact and engagement leader
Suzanne Barreto
Despacio / Youth engagement officer
Daniel Sánchez
Universidad de los Andes / Researcher
Philipp Rode
LSE Cities, LSE / Principal Investigator
María Cecilia Dedios Sanguinetti
Universidad de los Andes / Co-Principal Investigator
Jaher René Giraldo Martínez
Community Researcher - Manizales
Alejandra Ramírez Bermeo
Despacio / Youth engagement officer
Julio César Rodríguez
Investigador comunitario - Quibdó
Juana Leal
Despacio / Local impact and engagement leader
Ilsa Banuvi Caizamo
Community Researcher - Quibdó
Olga Sorzano
LSE Cities, LSE / Policy Officer and project manager
Nuno Ferreira da Cruz
LSE Cities / Co-principal investigator
Lina María Martínez
Universidad ICESI / Principal investigator
María Isabel Zafra
Universidad ICESI / Researcher