Erika Jaramillo
El Perpetuo Socorro, Creative District of Medellín
Director
Medellin, Colombia
Colombian, Industrial Designer from UPB and a Marketing Specialist from Martin College, Brisbane.
I run the Corporación Perpetuo Socorro, ADN (Orange Development Area) and the Economic and Creative District of Medellín. It is an induced district that brings together the public and private sectors, academia and the community.
It articles the development of the district from a creative, social cultural, ecological, urban and economic sight.
We take care of the interests from the habitants who were part of the neighborhood before and remain there, the new creators, visitors and builders, all under the same purpose. We have a community with 50 creative companies and we generate more than 1.000 direct jobs since 2018.