June 1, 2012 - Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), in cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS) is proud to announce the winners of the Talent and Innovation National Competition, TIC Bolivia 2012.
TIC Bolivia Finals were held at the Palacio Cristal Room in La Colina Hotel, Cochabamba, Bolivia on May 31st and June 1st, 2012, prior to the XLII OAS General Assembly. Twenty (20) teams of 5 regions of the country participated in the third edition of the competition.
The national awards, TIC Bolivia, identified ideas that contribute to the promotion of equality of opportunities for young Bolivians. Each team received a prize of $2.500 dollars to develop their business.
The winners of this national competition were:
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Best Economic Impact: Recicla Arte y Madera – Santa Cruz Manufacture of rustic furniture made with surpluses of wood generated from industrial processes, optimizing natural resources. |
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Best environmental Impact:
Hevea - Santa Cruz Provide a second life to the air chambers of tires through the design and development of accessories with high ecological value. |
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Best Social Impact: EducaTIC Bolivia – Oruro Platform of implementation for TIC as a teaching resource On and Offline, encouraging and training in a didactic way for students and teachers. |
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Recognition to the People's Choice: Recicla Arte y Madera - Santa Cruz Manufacture of rustic furniture made with surpluses of wood generated from industrial processes, optimizing natural resources. |
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Spirit of Entrepreneurship recognitions to: SENTI-TEC - Santa Cruz Project led by two young blind people which have create a innovate concept of a Café Internet which is aimed specifically for blind people. |
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Renova - Santa Cruz Development of recycled artisan paper and products derived from it, retrieved after train deprived of freedom in Santa Cruz. |
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Eco Guitarra - La Paz Handmade Ecological guitars made from recycled wood waste with innovative designs that avoid the indiscriminate felling of trees and provides an alternative employment for the population. |
As part of the accompaniment, YABT will follow up to the winners and finalists of TIC Bolivia 2012, in order to continue identifying spaces that allow them to benefit from visibility and accelerate the incorporation of their companies in the labor market.
To learn about all the finalists of the competition, click here.