Runs for Empowerment

It all starts with me – Maria Luz. Born in Argentina the year right before the eighties, raised in Italy since the age of 9 yet feeling local everywhere I walk.  Inspired by Ghandi and Martin Luther King, I looked and looked for the just cause to support.  And, after different volunteering experiences in India and Guatemala, I found it! It was 2008 – since then I had the opportunity to work with the most amazing, heart-minded and intelligent of the teams around Central and South America. They are the ones who inspire me everyday…

So, why this?

I wanted to find a way to combine two things that I love very much:  running and Community Empowerment Solutions (CESolutions, www.cesolutions.org).

While CESolutions is launching #ProjectEmpowerment in five different countries, I decided to launch this campaign to fundraise and support the work that the outstanding teams of CESolutions will be piloting and implementing in the rural areas of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

I always run with a purpose – or at least try to.  Most of times it’s a purpose I have with myself, for myself.

I wanted it to be different and make running something bigger than just myself.

So,  how does it work?

Very simple...

Support! Run! Donate! Have Fun! Work Hard! and then Donate again! and tell your friends and family to do it! Again and Again! 

Follow Me on: www.runsforempowerment.org