GDD 2025 Bogota - Somos Fruto y Raíz - Shambala + Kindo
Celebration of GDD 2025, a workshop in Bogota, dealing with how we translated "Hello Donut" and theories in the south.
External registration / video call link
We are making a live workshop for GDD 2025 in Bogota about how the Donut theory can be brought and implemented in Latin America and from there delve into how theories and knowledge in general can be imported and adapted from the global north to the global south, tapping into the topics of colonialism, application of theories, restrictions in the global south and challenges in translation.
During the workshop we shall center a portion of the seminar on how we translated the text from DEAL on Doughnut Economics, particularly the “Hello Donut from DEAL”, in spanish “Hola Donut” and brought the practice and proposals to a grand new public that originally faced a language barrier. We will make a sweep on Donut theory, for assistants that may not be familiar to the theory in the region and explain it as a tool for support and development, and how the Donut can be situated in Latin America. It
In the workshop we plan on taking a look at how we faced the challenge of translation, the methodology and concept used to translate this particular theory and the impact it has had on Latin America. We aim to share an example and provide tools that may help the donut; and other untranslated texts, reach a broader audience and be spread around the world. Within the workshop we would like to take a deep dive on the general theory, its influence on our own project Shambala and how it may be applied to similar projects, policies and ways of approaching problematic situations.
We also aim to share the importance of transcending language barriers, specially coming from the global south and how we should approach theories. We understand that the nature of the theory encompasses a global aim yet we wish to highlight how perhaps not all of the world may have access to the theories and its concepts due to privileged dynamics such as access to a second or third language.
A central topic of the proposal is also understanding what are the central challenges of the contents produced in the global north, and analysing the complexity of proposing theories to the entire world from north to south, and vice versa. We aim to generate a deep discussion on how we from the global south should implement and adapt contents formulated abroad. It is a key element for us to give tools to develop a critical lens for digesting theories and being able to benefit from their proposals.
This workshop is aimed at people interested in environmental themes that may not know yet about Donut theory and also people that are interested in Donut and are familiar with it and wish to implement it in local projects.
The workshop will be complemented by discussions, special guests and a lengthy Q & A session for all the guests to delve deeper into the topics that may be of interest.
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Julián Acosta
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Alfredo Arturo Corredor Becerra
Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia
PhD in Sustainability from UEMA and Master's in International Sustainability from UEMA. ISO 14.001/2015 EN 2018 SGS certification and Internal Environmental Auditor (2018/2022). Manager of the "Sustainable Musical Ibagué" initiative and Director (2020/2025). Concepts and management of: Sustainable Cultural Products Methodology, IMUS Application, Sustainable Culture Program, and Sustainability Trainer at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (Bogotá), UNIBAGUÉ, and Ibagué Conservatory of Music. Winners of the Colombian Ministry of Culture - Share What We Are Call (2020). Manager of the implementation of the Sustainable Cultural Productions methodology for FUNESCENA (2022), CANDELARIA FILMS (2021), Reserva Natural Entre Aguas (2021), and WWF with Earth Hour (2021-2022). World Champion in 2012, recognized by WWF Colombia for his participation in various Earth Hour events in Bogotá in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019, and in Ibagué from 2020 to 2022. Manager of the strategic alliance between Earth Hour Global and CISV International in 2013. Founder of the Páramo Savers Collective (2017), which later became the Páramo Savers Corporation. Coordinator of forest restoration projects in Taganga-Magdalena (COL) and in Páramos for Digitalist (Finland), FEBOR Cooperativa (COL), etc. Manager of the "More Scouts, More Páramos" project in partnership between Scouts of Colombia and Corporación Páramo Savers. Manager of the "I Am Páramo, I Am Life" exhibition, which has been presented in various schools in Bogotá and MALOKA. National Coordinator of the MOSAIC program at CISV Colombia. Staff for the IPP (International People Project) program at CISV Colombia on "Community Justice in Arauca" with the School of Community Justice at the National University of Colombia. University professor in economic areas at UNIBAGUÉ, Colombia. Boy Scout The Páramo Savers Corporation is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to work for the promotion of Sustainability as a universal civilizing cultural paradigm that aims for the integral and multidimensional well-being of humanity, based on respect for life, management strategy of the natural heritage and human heritage to promote the common benefit. Integral well-being includes, among other aspects: cultural, social, environmental, economic, geographical, technological and the relationships between them.
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Jorge Buendia
Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Carolina Escobar-Tello
Lisbon, Portugal
Carolina leads DEAL's work on Schools & Education by co-creating with students, life-long learners, educators, curriculum designers and educational institutions an influential dynamic network of transformative educational practice that contributes to the global-wider movement of regenerative change. Carolina is a curious transdisciplinary educator, researcher, facilitator and grass-roots designer with seasoned experience working across industrial, product, service and systems design including the global ‘North’ and ‘South’ hemispheres. Biocentric sustainability, design for happiness & wellbeing, social innovation, pluriverse and systemic thinking shape her mindset as a pro-active agent of change. She has lectured extensively and her work has been published in journals and international peer reviewed conference proceedings. She is currently also an Academic Visiting Fellow at the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, UK.
