"In Colombia, Gabriela Alonso Jaramillo is an anomaly. In a country where polarization is rising and youth voter turnout is low, she says she’s the only one in her group of friends who cares about local and national politics. The 23-year-old public affairs and political science double major at the University of the Andes in Bogotá was alarmed when a classmate in her political science major told Alonso that she aspires to be apolitical.
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After Alonso worked on a local political campaign in 2023 and saw how candidates courted (or didn’t) youth voters, her friend’s feeling made more sense. Politics feels inaccessible to many young people, Alonso realized, and most politicians don’t understand how to reach them in genuine ways. She started a TikTok account called Política para apolíticos (Politics for the Apolitical) where she explains Colombian politics in a clear, straightforward way. Her goal is to help viewers understand how government and power works in the country.
Alonso’s videos are educational explainers that range from breaking down the day’s major stories to spelling out how institutions like the Supreme Court and Congress work."
