Impact stories

Impact stories

Meet Bruno Carmo, LALA’s new Associate for Brazil Operations!

Hope is the most fantastic tool for transforming our reality; nothing is immutable for those who have it. Bruno’s inspiring story is about a young leader who overcame economic and social barriers to open up the world and education possibilities. “To be truly radical is to make hope possible and not despair convincing.” Raymond Williams

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Meet Francesca Leon, LALA’s new Senior Manager of Data and Technology!

Born in Piura, Peru, Francesca is passionate about her country. She graduated from Universidad del Pacífico in Peru with a bachelor’s degree in Business Engineering and has worked in non-profit organizations for most of her life. Before LALA, Francesca worked at Laboratoria, Rappi, and Hunty. “The mission is the main reason why I enjoy working

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Interview with Vitor Alves

“What is the price of dreaming?“ Dreams. Whether big or small, we all have them. The difference sometimes is the willingness we wield and how much we are willing to sacrifice to achieve each of them. Vítor Alves, born in Sergipe, participated in BLB 8. Today at age 20, he is studying Law at Newton

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Interview with Tici Midori

“Participating in LALA is a two-way street.” – Sabrina Monteiro From São Paulo, Brazil, to Medellin, Colombia.  After a BA in Economics at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Masters in Business Management with an emphasis on marketing at the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Ticiane Midori Shiki began her career

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Interview with Laina Luna

 “Just like that clay buddha, I believe we all have our inner gold.” – Marcelo Peterlini From the countryside of Goiás, in a small town near the Federal District in Brazil, Laina grew up, discovered herself, and became the source of charisma, wisdom, and inspiration she is today. Laina met LALA when she was still

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LALA helped me to see that imperfectness was not so bad

Chiara Ingravallo is originally from Venezuela but now lives in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is 20 years old and is preparing to enter university to study Film and TV Production in the United Kingdom, England. She is very passionate about art as well as very curious to learn new things. She worked as LALA Trainee

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“Ask forgiveness before permission.”

The thriving adventure of life began for Louie in California, Los Angeles, where he was born. However, he had the opportunity to grow up in Houston. Louie’s Latin roots and influence come from his father, Luis, a mexican-american that grew up on the border of the US. As a teenager, he was interested in Latin

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Take space, make space.

Sara, a university student, feminist, and Potterhead, is someone whose hobbies are dancing, playing the guitar, and many others. All these aspects express a bit of who Sara Costa Pedreira is. Sara is 21 years old and lives in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil). She heard about LALA in 2017 through one of her mentees in the

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