MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated 4 million dollars to this Edtech Latina

The American lawyer and writer MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, who has a fortune that exceeds 55 billion dollars, chose Laboratoria to deliver a financial contribution of 4 million dollars.

After a rigorous evaluation process, where Laboratoria’s impact model was analyzed in depth, Scott, who was involved in the early creation of Amazon and is the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, decided bet on the organization led by Mariana Costa Checa, a Peruvian social entrepreneur who has been recognized by Barack Obama and MIT as one of the most innovative Latin American entrepreneurs.

“Receiving this donation is a huge recognition and boost to our impact. We are at a moment where we are preparing to scale significantly and be able to reach many more women in every corner of Latin America.”. Said Karen Kelly, Director of Partnerships at Laboratoria.

In 2019, MacKenzie Scott promised to give her money “until her safe was empty” and, so far, has already donated to various institutions around the world, including organizations that support women’s rightsLGBTQ+ equality, and efforts to combat climate change and racial inequalities.

The donation made to Laboratoria has no restrictions, since the idea is that the edtech, with its experience and knowledge, You can invest the funds in the way you consider most appropriate and strategic to boost your growth.

Laboratoria has already trained almost 3,000 women and employed, in the last two years, more than 85% of its graduates in different companies in the region, including technology giants such as Globant and Mercado Libre, which caught the attention of the philanthropist, thereby supporting its mission to reduce the gender gap in technology, transforming the lives of thousands of women in Latin America.

“Since we started Laboratoria, we have set out to create a world-class program for our students, which provides them with the access, motivation and tools necessary to build a bright future in a sector full of opportunities. Today we are proud to see that this is a reality: our graduates are changing the face of the technology sector in Latin America and inspiring a next generation of women to dream big.”. Mariana Costa concludes.