Janeth Bonilla
Rising Star
Peru and Ecuador
KISTH, RunaSpace
Ashambuela is an indigenous village in Ecuador`s Andes mountains where I come from. I am Janeth Bonilla, an Agricultural Engineer graduated from the Universidad Tecnica del Norte, Ecuador, as an indigenous woman and graduated from a technical career, it allowed me to show the discrimination we suffer as women when getting a job, and I had to overcome many obstacles until I got my job. first job and above all that farmers trust my ability as an engineer to advise large areas of crops.
Science and women are my passion and inspiration, which led me to work within the EmpoEducate Foundation, as a single teacher in STEM areas, teaching areas of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology to 60 children and young people between the ages of 5 to 16 years old, proving that even math is fun.
In my desire for us to be more indigenous scientists in Ecuador, he led me to be Co-Founder of the Kichwa Institute of Science of Technology (KISTH). Network of professionals from different peoples and nationalities of Ecuador who solve problems in rural communities, of which I am currently Vice President.
I collaborated within the WarmiSTEM initiative, as project manager, which has as an organization
that encourages indigenous women to pursue STEM careers and put scientific knowledge at the service of the community.
I am also a member of RunaSpace, a group of indigenous STEM graduates where they worked on space exploration. We participated in NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge, where we proposed a smart hydroponic microgreens cultivation system as a source of micronutrients in space food. In addition, we are working on the portable telescope project, where we will visit indigenous villages to inspire children and
young people to set challenging goals, such as becoming an astronaut.
Science and women are my passion and inspiration, which led me to work within the EmpoEducate Foundation, as a single teacher in STEM areas, teaching areas of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology to 60 children and young people between the ages of 5 to 16 years old, proving that even math is fun.
In my desire for us to be more indigenous scientists in Ecuador, he led me to be Co-Founder of the Kichwa Institute of Science of Technology (KISTH). Network of professionals from different peoples and nationalities of Ecuador who solve problems in rural communities, of which I am currently Vice President.
I collaborated within the WarmiSTEM initiative, as project manager, which has as an organization
that encourages indigenous women to pursue STEM careers and put scientific knowledge at the service of the community.
I am also a member of RunaSpace, a group of indigenous STEM graduates where they worked on space exploration. We participated in NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge, where we proposed a smart hydroponic microgreens cultivation system as a source of micronutrients in space food. In addition, we are working on the portable telescope project, where we will visit indigenous villages to inspire children and
young people to set challenging goals, such as becoming an astronaut.