Oswaldo Rivera Taborda, Colombia

Student of product design technology, EAFIT
With the aim of developing projects that make a significant contribution to the environment and
society, Oswaldo has participated as project leader of a social-ecological NGO «Techos Verdes» in
communities with low economic resources. During his studies he was nominated three times for the
«A3 Oe Product Design Engineering Awards» and won this competition once. He also participated
in the Process Improvement Research Seedbed (SIMPRO), where he worked on the development of
Design Thinking to improve the processes of the microenterprises of the city of Medellín. Oswaldo
is the only one of his family to undergo professional training.