Diana Vicezar
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| Born | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Education | Pitzer College University College Cork |
| Occupation(s) | Digital entrepreneur, community activist |
| Awards | Asuncion Youth Excellence Award (2018) Global Teen Leader Award (2019) |
| Website | dianavicezar |
Diana Monserrat Vicezar Torres is a Paraguayan digital entrepreneur and community activist, who is the first person from their country to hold a product design internship at Meta. She is the recipient of an Asuncion Youth Excellence Award, Global Teen Leader Award, Diana Award and Outstanding Young People of Paraguay Award.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2017, aged 16,[1] Vicezar established Mymba Rayhu, a community-based organisation in Paraguay designed to tackle elements of the sustainability and animal welfare.[2] Paraguay has a large issue with abandoned dogs, as well as plastic pollution, so Vicezar established Mymba Rayhu to build shelter for these free-ranging dogs using wholly recycled materials, especially plastics.[2] By 2019 it had three international chapters, which 1000 people where impacted by its work.[1]
Vicezar established Mapis an online career platform, whilst she was a student at Pitzer College.[3][4] The platform aimed to support international students to access career opportunities in the United States of America.[5] Its beta-version launched in 2022,[3] and Vicezar was featured in Forbes as a result.[6] The same year she became the first Paraguayan to work as a product design intern at Meta.[4][7] In 2023, whilst studying at University College Cork (Ireland), Vicezar launched the podcast 'La Sociedad', which is the first podcast to record and share the experiences of Hispanic and Latin-American students in Ireland.[8]
In 2021 she represented Paraguay at the #Youth4Climate conference.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Vicezar is originally from Asunción.[4] She has credited much of her success abroad due to an early opportunity to study English in the USA.[10]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Asuncion Youth Excellence Award (2018)[11]
- Global Teen Leader Award (2019)[12]
- Diana Award Roll of Honour (2020)[13]
- Outstanding Young People of Paraguay Awards (2023)[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Diana Monserrat Vicezar Torres". Global Peace Chain. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ a b Redaktion (2019-01-31). "Paraguayerin unter den einflussreichsten Menschen der Welt". Wochenblatt (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ a b Griffin, Jill. "International Student Builds Unique Platform To Help Her Peers Thrive". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ a b c González Mazo, José (2022-10-01). "Una joven paraguaya entre gigantes informáticos". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "International Student Launches Career Networking Site Mapis". Voice of America. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Forbes Features Pitzer student Diana Vicezar '24, who developed a career platform tailored to international students like her | Pitzer College". www.pitzer.edu. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Diana Vicezar. Últimas noticias de Diana Vicezar en ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Podcast sheds light on Hispanic and Latino students in Ireland". Cork Independent. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Krishnan, Anuradha (2021-10-01). "Q&A: Diana Vicezar PZ '24 represents Paraguay at global climate change conference". The Student Life. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Joven paraguaya logró accedera pasantía en Microsoft de EEUU". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Diana Vicezar". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Three Dot Dash - Global Teen Leaders 2019". We Are Family Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "The Diana Award - Roll of Honour 2020". diana-award.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Vicesar, Brian (2023-11-17). "Diario HOY | Destacan a jóvenes sobresalientes de diversas áreas". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-11.