FEATURED NEWS
CELEBRATING
2023 LALP IMPACT AWARD WINNERS
2023 GCL IMPACT AWARD
ANDREA BURT
GCL 2012, PARAGUAY
"SISTEMA B"

Andrea Burt, GCL 2012 from Paraguay, Director of B Corps and Communications at Sistema B International, has been awarded the 2023 GCL Impact Award for her long-standing social activism toward fostering communities of change and creating a more sustainable and regenerative Latin America.

"When your [GCL] colleagues are creating tremendous impact around you, you empower yourself and you realize that you are part of something big.”- Andrea Burt

Through her continued dedication and the regional connections she has forged towards moving social causes, Andrea's work illustrates the power of the GCL multiplier effect in helping shape a better Paraguay, a better Latin America, and a better world.

Congratulations, Andrea!
2023 ILG IMPACT AWARD
SEBASTIAN PALACIOS
ILG 2019, ECUADOR
"HINCHA DE MI BARRIO"

Ecuadorian Minister of Sports Sebastián Palacios, an alumnus of the 2019 Innovation and Leadership in Government Program (ILG), has been awarded the 2023 ILG Impact Award for his exemplary personal commitment to the advancement of youth sports across vulnerable communities as a catalyst for social and economic change.

"The focus [of Hincha de Mi Barrio], beyond creating good athletes, is creating good people.” - Sebastian Palacios

Throughout his public career, including four years as Congressman in the National Assembly, Palacios has fought to provide institutional support for sports-related initiatives and has advocated consistently for the political participation of youth and women in Ecuador.

Congratulations, Sebastián!
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