Other city
initiatives
Batuta, Symphonic Music Education Schools of San José and La Fuente and Batuta Moog
Through the collective teaching of music, Batuta becomes not only a musical learning option, but also a personal and citizen one. On the other hand, teaching other musical genres and technical programs through Batuta Moog allows the Foundation to innovate, thus reaching more people.
Main achievements in 2018
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Students from the orchestral centers of San José and La Fuente participated in open competitions where they won five seats for a musical residence in France and 12 for ‘Batuta sings to the Colombian Andes’, held in Bogotá.
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19 students graduated from the first course Labor Technician in Adaptation of Technologies for Audio and Video, as part of the programs offered in the project University at your School.
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95% of the graduates of the technical program in audio production of Batuta Moog are employed in companies and/or projects related to production and sound.
Manizales cómo vamos
This initiative, which reaches seven years in the city, is promoted by the private, social and academic sectors, enabling the development of more effective, transparent governments and more informed citizens, by monitoring and evaluating the quality of life in Manizales.
Highlights in 2018
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8 publications on different city topics, 9 debate spaces and 7 technical tables, reaching about 228,000 people.
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The Air Quality Bureau in Manizales was developed and led, of which more than 20 public and private institutions of the city participate. From there, early victories have been achieved such as the consolidation of the monitoring system, the design of prototype air quality meters for citizens and the registration of Manizales in the international platform Breathe Life, a global campaign for clean air of the World Health Organization.
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The signing of the Pact for Social Progress in the San José neighborhood, signed by allies of the program, guilds, city actors and members of the community in a mural, made it possible to capture their dreams about the capital of Caldas progress and ratified their commitment to work together to reduce gaps and seek compliance with the goals by 2030.
Estoy con Manizales
(I stand for Manizales)
This participatory process of planning and transforming the city, which is performed thanks to the collaborative work of many stakeholders of the society, has managed to set an objective for Manizales by 2032, in six key lines for the development of the city.
A central theme of convergence between Estoy con Manizales and the Luker Foundation, is quality education, as a requirement for social progress based on knowledge and quality of life and opportunities for all. That's why in 2018 we managed to make:
- A forum based on stories that would reflect the construction of Manizales as a knowledge campus and develop the project ‘Lets recognize our territory’, as a commitment to value it through appropriation activities with citizens.
