Diego Mombiela

Catalyst for education equity through Colombia's first rural digital learning network

Diego Mombiela is the visionary behind Educa, a Colombian nonprofit that has transformed education access for 200,000+ rural students since 2020. His platform provides free mobile-ready courses aligned with national curriculum, delivered via SMS and basic feature phones. By creating offline-capable content storage and teacher training programs, Educa has reduced urban-rural education gaps by 40% in participating regions. Mombiela's 2021 partnership with UNICEF expanded the initiative to Venezuela's border communities, reaching 50,000 displaced children. His 2022 book 《Rural Education in the Digital Age》 outlines scalable models for global south education systems. Winner of 2023 World Innovation Summit for Education award.