Somos MAKAIA

Between 2007 and 2012, we began to be a benchmark for social entrepreneurship and to work with important national and international allies. We developed a pilot of social entrepreneurship in the city’s Telecentres, we participated in the conceptualization of what Medellín Smart City was, we began training in International Cooperation and began a relationship with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and with IREX.

We worked with Beyond Access so that libraries were recognized as development actors and we focused on strengthening our training offer while developing opportunity mapping for social organizations and continuing to work with Colnodo and MinTIC in ICT appropriation processes in different communities in the local.

In 2013, our online platform was born, based on the cloud, adapted to the administrative, management needs (internal and external), collaboration and knowledge of social organizations, and which offers them institutional strengthening tools to increase their social impact and achieve greater efficiency in meeting its objectives. To develop it, we work hand in hand with important allies such as: Colnodo, Sofía Pérez de Soto Foundation, Medellín Fraternity Foundation, among others.

Between 2014 and 2016, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States declared Makaia part of the registered civil society organizations and with Techsoup, Google and Microsoft, we began the software donation program for the social sector. Internally, we strengthened our strategic direction. As we turn 10, we strengthened our international work and expanded the donation program. We also launched the Nodoká Beneficiary and Indicator Management module.

From 2017 to 2020, we ventured into the Internet of Things (IoT), Open Data and connectivity through television blanks and began our work with coffee growers in Meta with the help of ALO&Partners and Lavazza. We strengthened our Corporate Governance, making a transition and building Strategy Management. We expand our work with girls and young people in vulnerable situations, providing them with training opportunities in technology. We started a new Programming and Code School project for young people who do not study or work. Makaia is currently recognized nationally and internationally for her experience in institutional strengthening and outstanding programs and projects focused on the development of the social sector.

Between 2021 and 2023 we advance in the renewal of Nodoká. We launched an updated version of the platform, offering a more intuitive and robust user experience for information management and opportunity mapping for resource mobilization.

We consolidated BeTek as a Makaia Spin-Off, becoming an independent business unit. BeTek was born as a technology talent accelerator that identifies talent with high potential, trains them in technology roles and connects them with job opportunities.

After several versions in a 100% virtual environment, Tikso is once again an in-person event, impacting more than 680 attendees in a hybrid format. We also experienced the first version of the Cooperation and Alliances Roundtable within the framework of the event.