Gabo Foundation is created by Colombian journalist and Nobel Prize winner for literature Gabriel García Márquez. Since 1995, they have carried out workshops, awards, scholarships, publications and they lead initiatives to transmit Gabo's dream of doing the best journalism in the world to new generations: independent journalism that seeks to investigate, decipher and explain reality in a rigorous, ethical and creative way so that citizens are better informed. Their mission is to promote better journalism and the stimulation of the creativity, with an emphasis on the workshop method and the memory of their founder. They do this through initiatives such as the Gabo Festival, the Gabo Award, the Gabo Center, and the journalistic ethics program.

Mission

Promote better journalism and the stimulation of creativity, with an emphasis on the workshop method and on the memory of the founder Gabriel García Márquez.

Vision

In 2020 the Gabo Foundation will be a sustainable organization with high impact and reputation, which will have contributed to revalue the democratic function of good journalism and to promote the moving legacy of Gabriel García Márquez to strengthen citizenship in Ibero-American countries.

Values

- Excellence: They seek results that make us feel proud of their work, so they meet high management standards, they aim to generate the greatest positive impact on their target audience, they learn from their achievements and mistakes and they adapt to changes.

- Independence:  They act autonomously and freely, faithful to the legacy of Gabriel García Márquez, based on journalistic ethics and a commitment to the search for a better society, according to the framework of human rights and the principles of sustainable development.

- Respect:  They are careful with teamwork and relationships with stakeholders, and they recognize themselves, beyond hierarchical roles, as an organization made up of equal citizens, with rights and duties, appreciating their humanity and reinforcing their qualities.

- Cheveridad: They work with the camaraderie, good humor and festive spirit that come from their DNA to take on challenges with optimism and convey empathy, with their own style and language, towards all interest groups in the different Ibero-American and Caribbean countries.

- Innovation: They encourage internal and external creativity, and they are willing to experiment and be flexible to generate value and improve in an environment of constant change, always trying to be consistent with their purposes.

- Collaboration: They strengthen themselves by building networks and alliances with people and public and private institutions, working as a team and exchanging knowledge at the local, national and international level.

- Communication: They share institutional information of public interest (mainly their strategies, programs and impact) in an open and systematic way, both internally and externally.