Breaking borders
Barrio Egipto, Bogotá
Young people, ex-gangs members, people who live in the neighborhood
Breaking Borders is the initiative of a group of ex-gangs who decided to transform their past to become tour guides of their neighborhood and share history and art to create a better future for their children.
OUR STORY
Breaking Borders is an initiative founded in 2016 and led by ex-gangs members of the Egypt neighborhood in Bogota, which encourages social change and the inclusion of the neighborhood in the history of the center of the capital. The Breaking Borders strategy seeks to break the invisible borders that have generated violence between gangs, to turn tourism into an economic opportunity and social transformation that seeks to reduce violence and stigmatization of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and create other possible futures for children and young people.
our impact
150
tours between
2023 and 2024
+450
People impacted
(Directly and indirectly)
10
strategic partners
OUR CURRENT GOAL
Overcome the barriers that limit opportunities by sharing your story with more tourists through a tour of change and transformation.