Artisan jewels created using sustainable mining materials. That’s the business idea of Luz and Frank, a couple that lives in Estepona and that has founded Nehcaa Jewelry. They make sunglasses pendant necklaces using materials that come from small scale artisanal mining communities, where there’s no child labour and labour rights are respected. These materials are […]
Month: September 2016
Andrea Rodríguez, self-overcoming as a goal in swimming
She only keeps 33% of her sight due to a genetic disease, ocular albinism. Andrea Rodríguez is one of the rising talents of adapted swimming in Andalusia. She was number one in the Andalusian championship in 400 and 200 meters freestyle, and in 100 meters backstroke in 2016. She also won the silver medal in […]
Robotics and programming in a secondary school thanks to an innovative educational project
José Pujol is an engineer in Electronic and Control Engineering. A decade ago he left his job in private enterprise to commit to teaching. Since then, he has put in place an innovative robotics and programming teaching system in which students don’t receive theory classes, but learn whilst developing projects, including automated greenhouses, smart houses, […]
Olalla Castro, poetry looking for a change
She claims that she has always loved to write, because it was what she saw at home (her father is a journalist and a writer). Olalla Castro has written in multiple genres, but poetry is the one that has brought her awards. This Granadian was awarded in 2013 with the Spanish National Poetry Award Miguel […]