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Sol Cabaleda, from her wheelchair, leads a foundation that empowers women in Ibagué
Resilience and reinvention define the story of Sol Cabaleda, a woman who turned her experience with disability into a driver of social transformation. After an orphan disease took away her mobility, this mother of three daughters created the SER Foundation, which today directly impacts the lives of thousands of women in Ibagué, Tolima.
TL;DR
- Sol Cabaleda founded the SER Foundation in Ibagué after becoming a wheelchair user due to an orphan disease.
- The foundation provides free training in beauty, health, and technology.
- Beneficiaries include women with disabilities and mothers who are caregivers.
- Around 3,000 women have participated in 120 courses offered by the foundation.
- The foundation has grown significantly through word-of-mouth support.