“They really help my inner child”: How the founder of a Colombian boxing NGO found comfort in her own past

Featured image: González during a boxing class. Credit: Lorendiz González

Sitting on the balcony of her apartment in Medellín, 34 weeks pregnant, Andrea González reflected upon her two identities, and how a foundation she established to help at-risk women has — perhaps unexpectedly — helped in her own personal growth. 

Sophia Adamson: Sophia Adamson is a reporter fellow at Espacio Media Incubator based in Medellín, Colombia. She's currently studying Spanish and Italian at the University of Cambridge and recently finished an exchange program in the social sciences department at the University of Buenos Aires.