Helena Valencia

Biography

Helena is a young African descendant from Chocó. At the age of 25, she is passionate about public service, the empowerment of women, community, and the transformation of the territory. She is co-founder and coordinator of the Innovations Girls program of the School of Robotics Del Chocó, which seeks to empower women through robotics, science, and technology with a component of leadership, entrepreneurship, and female empowerment. She was the first Colombian to be elected to the Ford Global Fellowship program, the flagship program of the Ford Foundation. Awarded as Afrocolombian of the Year 2021, category Young, awarded as Women Cafam Chocó 2022. She is the co-founder and CEO of Quibdó Leadership Academy. She was a consultant at Mckinsey & Company Colombia, becoming the first black consultant of the office in Colombia. And currently, she is a project leader in the Manos Visibles Corporation, bringing training and technological infrastructure in the pacific region in colombia.