We create the ideal conditions for human flourishing transforming the way impoverish communities generate wealth. We promote dignity by giving mothers and children the tools they need to overcome poverty, developing long-term solutions for a sustainable tomorrow. We aim to change their reality from the inside-out with a Christ-Centered approach.
THE LEADERS BEHIND OUR PURPOSE
WE ARE
MARIA JOSE, JUANITA & MARIANNA
Maria Jose , Marianna & Juanita were inspired by people who showed them that serving others with love is how we find purpose and meaning in life, we want to honor those who with their love showed us that purpose is not about doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with extraordinary love. Click the button below to learn how these 4 people impacted the lives of our founders and how they transformed our mission with the love they gave to the world.
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BECOME AN ANGEL OF HOPE FOR A CHILD WHO DOESN'T HAVE A FAMILY OR SUPPORT SYSTEM.
Children living in extreme poverty experience violence and trauma, as a volunteer you will act as a big sister or brother, you can share your talents with them and provide moral support and education.
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SERVING SINGLE MOTHERS WITH ENTREPENEURSHIP PROVIDING EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE.
You can share your knowledge in business, marketing and related areas to provide counseling for single mothers starting their own businesses.
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JOIN US ON THE FIELD FOR OUR HUMANITARIAN BRIGADES.
We bring humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable communities in Colombia, our brigades allows us to distribute essential items to cover basic needs and share special moments with those that need us the most.
OUR MISSION
OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Education allows individuals to overcome their current circumstances. We believe that children living in vulnerable communities are capable and unique. We explore their individual talents and dreams to help them create a purposeful future through education and development.
When tackling the issue of poverty we must first understand what causes wealth, with your donations we give communities & single mothers an initial investment to generate their own income, we meet with them to understand their unique circumstances and study their dreams and skills, we then provide business education and guidance to help them start their business.
Our children and mothers live in extreme poverty, and are experiencing pressing issues that need to be resolved in order for individuals to develop. We bring humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable and remote areas of Colombia.
REFRAMING POVERTY
From subsidies to wealth creation.
From social aid to entrepreneurship.
From seeing the poor as burdens,
to seeing the poor as capable.
Marianna Gaudenzi
Co-founder
My life was shaped and inspired by my Grandma Gloria Henao, who served as a nurse in the General Hospital and used to volunteer bringing healthcare to the poor in remote villages in Colombia where hospitals weren't accessible. My Grandpa Carlos Julio performed close to 3.000 free surgeries in villages such as Abejorral. I chose to devote my life to the service of others, acting as a vessel of God's love, honoring my grandparents, who taught me that serving others always leads to our purpose in Christ. In a small apartment in Silicon Valley, I set out on a big mission, to fight poverty with purposeful solutions for a sustainable tomorrow.
Juanita Ramirez
Co-Founder
Since I was little, I was immersed in an environment of service. Since I was born, my relatives taught me that one of the purposes that God put in every human being is to serve others. I have always seen and witnessed how they served people who really needed it. including myself, I always had family to help me, they were always there encouraging me to get ahead, today I am a lawyer thanks to my family. God put it in my heart to give back all the blessings I have received, helping vulnerable populations that have not had people who truly believe in them, that is why I believe in the families of Service Leads to Purpose and I believe in what God wants for each of them.
Maria Jose Muñoz
Director of Social Impact
Maria Jose Muñoz's support to Service Leads to Purpose has been pivotal in accomplishing the social impact we have had in the lives of our children and communities. Her leadership has helped our humanitarian brigades achieve its objective, to further Service Leads to Purpose's Mission, to fight extreme poverty with purposeful solutions for a sustainable tomorrow.
Andrew Parman
Director of Program Evaluation
Andrew is a Tesla Manufacturing Engineering manager offering leadership and principled problem solving to drive innovative software solutions to enhance process productivity.
Valentina Ramirez
Director of Public Relations
Professional in Communications and Corporate Relations
Worked with Santa Juana inmobiliaria S.A as a Commercial real estate project coordinator. in the making of the Carnaval Mall, Barranquilla and the Florida Mall, Stage 2 – Medellin.
Andrea Sierra
Social Impact Coordinator
Santiago Roldán
Project Manager
Carolina Castro
Project Manager
Carolina Castro graduated as an attorney from Rosario University, she currently works at Langon's Law Firm in Medellin, Colombia. She has a degree in Commercial Law & Litigation. Carolina is our team leader & English teacher, she lived in the United States for over 10 years, her background and knowledge will help empower our children through education. Our general objective or purpose in creating these English courses for vulnerable communities is to generate interests in other activities that could be beneficial to the physiological and emotional development of the children. Therefore, steering them in a different path than that of violence and drugs and promote in them more opportunities for the future.
Connor Murphy
English Teacher
Nancy Arcia
English teacher
Sandra Comadre
Community Leader, Moravia
