Seeds for the future: Transferring knowledge.

Successful ninth edition of its program Seeds for the future for students from Central America and the Caribbean in San José Costa Rica. 92 students from the region had the opportunity to receive training from experts from the ICT industry, teachers from INCAE (Central American Institute of Business Administration), representatives of state institutions and organizations such as UNESCO.

Seeds for the Future is a leading initiative Huawei Corporate Social Responsibility on a global level, which aims to provide top knowledge on ICT-related topics and soft skills to university students to help them fight the challenges of this sector in the region.

During 8 days, students exchanged experiences, trained and in practice applied the knowledge gained in the development of the Tech4Good project, which focuses on solving a social or environmental problem using technology. technology as the main tool.10 groups presented their projects, and projects from Venezuela and El Salvador were selected as finalists.

Project from Salvadoran students named “StreetAI” is a software which enables the simplification of the traffic accident process in El Salvador, as well as providing a timely and effective solution to accident victims. While the “Angel Project” was developed by Venezuelan students, It is based on a water filtration system, through chemical treatment, with the support of artificial intelligence for hospitals in your country.

During the closing ceremony, the efforts of excellent students and group leaders were recognized; the Seeds for the Future award went to the student who had the greatest impact on his peers. Lorenni Suero from the Dominican Republic who pointed out that “not only did we acquire technical skills at a high level, but we also strengthened our interpersonal skills, experienced the richness of interculturality and established strong bonds with our colleagues and management team.”

Karen Alfaro, Guatemalan student and one of the winners Best Performance category I highlight that “the Seed for the Future program was a way to learn how to promote your ideas towards solutions to problems that affect us every day, and at the same time create bonds of friendship with people from all over the world.”

During the closing ceremony, the director UNESCO Office for Clusters Alexander Leicht He emphasized that “it is an honor to be part of this event and this story that is for and by young people in the region, giving them greater opportunities to strengthen not only their technical and academic skills, but also to develop cognitive, social-emotional and behavioral skills of leadership that have their beginning and end in these kinds of spaces.”

Edition of Semillas para el. from 2023 Futuro Central America and Caribbean had more than 44% female participation, as one of the regions with the largest number of participating women. In recent years, Huawei has contributed to reducing the gender gap, developing projects such as Equitable ICT, dedicated to strengthening knowledge about ICT to women in the Latin American region, it is expected that this project will train more than 1,000 women next year.

“We believe that access to education is key to creating opportunities that support equitable and sustainable development in all countries. Programs like Semillas for the Future prepare students to face challenges and provide tools to improve their skills. By acquiring skills, students can gain confidence that will help them excel in a multicultural business environment.” Said Daniel Ding, Huawei Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Central America and the Caribbean.

With its program, Huawei trained more than 15,000 students in more than 139 countries around the world Seeds for the futurereaffirming its commitment to providing valuable opportunities to the future leaders of the ICT industry worldwide, thereby helping to close the digital divide.