Ukoloni wa kiakili – Design Sprint 4 E.T.S.

Ukoloni wa kiakili
Amplifying Voices and Role Models

#DS 4ESAL in Bogotá, Colombia
Promotion of citizen coexistence

Corporación OCASA - Local Youth Council NARP (Blacks, Afro-descendants, Raizales, and Palenqueros)

An innovative space where young people from the NARP community in Bogotá are offered the opportunity to express their worldview. With activities focused on the meaning of braiding and uramba, information is documented to enrich cultural spaces.

This proposal is based on elements that the community considers essential and closely linked to their way of life: the seed, the fruit, and the harvest. Then, the way they connect them with the idea is focusing the phases on introspection, recognition of collectivity, and exchange, respectively.

Kenia Sabina Trujillo Urbina

Afro-descendant with roots in María la Baja, Bolívar, 22, passionate economics student at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia and Youth Council member representing Afro communities in Antonio Nariño. She also serves as a district representative for NARP, advocating for Afro-Colombian youth. Her work focuses on empowering communities through education and participative decision-making.

Marlon David Montaño Sinisterra

Afro-Colombian from Guapi, Cauca, 18, District Youth Advisor in Bogotá and leads Harambee Usawa, a research group that impacts Afro youth through art, history, and ethnoeducation, especially in Usme’s schools. An active member of Cimarrón, he promotes Afro-Colombian culture and celebrates Pacific coast musical heritage.

Jean Sebastian Sanmiguel Garzón

Member of the Third Sector Entity – Ocasa. Director of Communications at Ocasa. Social Communicator from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with an emphasis in Audiovisual. Experienced in working with communities and youth in both rural and urban areas

Jesús David Ortiz Sepúlveda

Strategic designer, regenerative systems specialist, and futurist, holds degrees in industrial and urban design and a Master’s in Systemic Design from Italy. His career spans regenerative tourism, energy transitions, academia, and AI-driven design. Working internationally, he focuses on sustainable, life-centered design with a decolonial approach.

Mike Alexandre Munar Guayara

Graphic designer from the National University of Colombia specializing in UX/UI, illustration, photography, and editorial design. Mike creates user-centered digital experiences that merge functionality and aesthetics, always pursuing growth in UI/UX to enhance digital user experiences.

Erika Sofia Moreno Aguirre

Industrial Design student at Universidad El Bosque, she has a keen interest in social innovation. She aspires to use design to impact social dynamics, continuously seeking techniques to approach design with an innovative, community-centered perspective.