Laura Gómez
2024 Champions
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Macon, Georgia
Laura is from Bogotá, Colombia. She has a degree in Political Science and postgraduate studies in Public Management. She worked for 7 years in Despacio, a Colombian NGO that aroused her passion for sustainable mobility. Now she works at YOURS-Youth for Road Safety. She participated in the Youth Transport Fellowship Program and is a member of the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety. Laura served at the Local Bicycle Board in Bogota from 2020-2023 and founded a collective called Jóvenes por la Vida to promote better urban mobility through youth participation. She is always looking for challenges, so she loves learning languages, traveling, dancing, and helping cities become better places for everyone.
Macon for everyone, Macon para todos!
Can you imagine more people enjoying Downtown Macon? What if we think these people come from diverse origins? Can we do more for the Hispanic people living in Macon so that they enjoy the beautiful public spaces Downtown?
Macon for everyone, Macon para todos, is a local initiative that will implement engagement activities to encourage Hispanic people to come Downtown more often and find new alternatives to enjoy life, feel proud of their origins, and meet new people while activating the public space.
The project activities will involve arts, games and fun, leading to a Hispanic get-together at the end of the project.