Give Like Leo
#GivingTuesday November 29, 2022
Live Like Leo depends on your support to fuel our mission to create a youth coalition of global citizens. Since the inception of LLL in 2020, we have sent 30+ students to Costa Rica (2021) and the Dominican Republic (2022). Our LLL students have come back inspired to grow as leaders, give back to communities, and seize the opportunity to change the world. We could not predict the amazing strides these students would make in their new view of the world. And the triumphant stories of motions to break away from societal norms and habits that many teenagers face.
Read more about our special students and their experiences below. Put the Live Like Leo Foundation on top of your list for support this Giving Tuesday. Help us send another cohort of deserving students abroad to serve as the next generation of global leaders.
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Live Like Leo Impact
“Each of us has our own light, and we lit the way together” -DR Cohort Student, 2022
“…We learned that our spirits are born and then strengthened as our hunger for adventure, curiosity, and empathy expand in our lifetime. As we learned, grew, and nourished our spirits in the Dominican Republic, we also became better people, friends, leaders, and human beings. We kept a certain question in mind today: What are the things I will stop, start, and continue doing back home as a result of my experience here?”
After learning about food disparity and varying supply challenges in the DR. An LLL student sought out a non-profit looking to provide food security to the community he visited. He has now embarked on ways he can get involved in the non-profit world and uncovered a passion for solving world hunger.
This trip has been extremely eye-opening and impactful on my life -Costa Rica Cohort student, 2021
“…I’m really passionate about art and sustainability, which I wish to incorporate into my future career. I’ve met so many kind, passionate, people who I’m extremely grateful to know. I think it’s important to learn about the different facets of our global community…”
Our LLL students came back ready to break the cycle. A student returned and uninstalled eleven social and interactive apps on her phone leaving her ready to take on the physical world.
The curiosity and space for research and query of how the western world could work to better understand these communities needs. Relief can often cripple rather than benefit a community without this. Students learned about a playground that was built in a small town where children had no where to play. But the playground design unfortunately collected water pooling in areas of the grounds that led to disease-borne mosquito swarms and an influx of illnesses to the community.
