Valeria and the World of Colorswas entirely created by the students of the High-Potential Women’s Leadership Development Program at EOI (School of Industrial Organization). Four classmates participated in this project: Sandra Comendador, Fernanda Vaca, María José Gutiérrez, and Alejandra Castillo. Sandra and Fernanda share more about it in this video:
The funds raised will go toward research on a type of childhood cancer called Gliomatosis Cerebri.
The book is based on a true story — Valeria’s — and was created to support cancer research in collaboration with the Izas, la princesa guisante foundation.
All proceeds will be donated to the Izas, la princesa guisante Foundation, which works to promote research into this rare disease. Due to its rarity, it has never been the subject of in-depth study; there is barely any medical literature on it, and the number of children affected is still unknown. You can purchase the book on Amazon.
This report by TVE provides more details about the disease and how this social project came to life: