From entering the Organization of American States (OAS) as Communication Officer to becoming the Program Manager of the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) in charge of leading the youth participation space at the region’s main Presidents Summit, plus being selected to read the official Youth Statement to the Heads of State gathered, I have been able to forge my role of incidence as net-builder and supporter both of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and youth movement globally. This opportunity to connect people, ideas and the most pressing issues to solve such as the lack of accessibility for persons with disabilities has meant teaming up with professionals and change-makers on impactful projects, being Fundación Comparlante, as a multi-national collaboration-based organization, my greatest example and achievement.

One important achievement for the work of Fundación Comparlante has been the opportunity to participate at the ECOSOC Youth Forum taking the floor representing our Civil Society Organization. Since one of our goals is to engage with other organizations, governments, agencies and the whole international community on awareness rising and the promoting of equal opportunities for the Sustainable Development of all persons with disabilities.

The selection of Lorena Julio as one of the 30 social agents from around the globe to be trained at Kandhari’s 7-month program in India meant a key milestone for the holistic development of the organization’s purpose and actions, both in terms of geographical and human approaching.

On the basis of encouraging a positive impact from each one of the human components of Fundación Comparlante towards a peaceful and rights-equitable development for all, Lorena Julio’s participation as the Latin American spokeperson and marcher of the global peace campaign Jai Jagat 2020 gave us the opportunity to guide our actioning as an organization under the principles and conviction of Mahatma Gandhi, not only From the theories but from a real daily transformative action.