Beacon Of Hope

Passion Project and Life Purpose

I was just a 19-year-old college student setting out on a career path in business when the goal of my career became clear: not profit but purpose.

At that moment, I realized that all of my life experiences and ambitions would combine to create something that was bigger than myself by using my business skills and education to bring about meaningful social impact in response to social injustices.

The result was the co-founding of Beacon of Hope (https://beaconofhope.org) alongside my father with the goal of empowering children and families to overcome the many challenges they faced and create a better future for themselves and for all of us.

It was more than a career goal, it was the unfolding of a life purpose and that sense of purpose has only grown stronger with each passing day since then. 7 years later, I am as inspired as ever by the human potential and particularly the potential of children.

I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential and that given the right resources, they can do just that and change the world in the process.

There is, to me, no reason why I was born into the life that I was born into, filled with opportunity, while so many others are born into situations where even basic survival is an uncertainty.

I was born in a country where public education is a given and other public services abound, whereas the families we work with in Latin America and the Caribbean often don't know where their next meal will come from and their children have little hope of furthering themselves through education.

It is the only way I can conceive of leading my life. I feel a sense of duty in working to create opportunities and provide resources to those who are currently underserved. It is a collective duty that we all share and that we can all work together to achieve. Indeed, we are doing so.

With just one life that has been impacted and improved through our efforts, one child that will grow to overcome poverty, every single dollar, volunteer hour and ounce of effort has been worth it.

So much has gone into this thanks to so many others joining the cause and believing in the vision of a of generation empowered children, and it is just the beginning. I envision so much more to come and will continue dedicating all I can to see this through.

This is the greatest blessing I could have asked for.