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Vol.\u00a0<\/em>3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post is part of our #TeamTuesday series, highlighting the incredible people who make the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Jacob Killburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alcides Antonio L\u00f3pez was born in northern Nicaragua and grew up during the Contra War<\/a>. With his father away, Alcides began working at age six, helping on farms by planting crops and caring for animals. He remembers the sound of gunfire, moving often for safety, and attending school for only three months. One of his sisters died at age seven when a bomb fell nearby. Alcides describes those years as a time of constant work and responsibility, with little room for childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since leaving Nicaragua in 2000 in search of a better life, Alcides has moved between Nicaragua and Costa Rica in response to economic hardship and political unrest, ultimately resettling in Costa Rica in 2018 as a refugee with a work permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcides remembers the exact day, July 28th, 2020, when he approached Gail for the first time.\u00a0 She invited him to carry boxes of vegetables and organize different spaces. From that day, his roles have expanded and he has become a full time collaborator. He feels a deep sense of pride and ownership in helping with food distribution, managing the Foundation\u2019s nearby recycled clothing shop, and coordinating volunteer outreach. \u201cFor me, the Foundation comes first. I\u2019m giving my all here \u2014 until God decides my time is done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcides is the guardian of eight children<\/a> who he has taken in as his own. To those children and many others in the community, Alcides hopes to instill a value he says should guide every interaction: respecting and treating everyone well, regardless of age or status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After many years without schooling, Alcides is now studying literacy at a university in San Jos\u00e9. \u201cIt means everything to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to better myself, to prepare for my future, my life, my family.\u201d Returning to education has helped him communicate more confidently and connect with people in new ways.<\/p>\n\n\n

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He defines leadership as caring for others, whether it be within his family or for his community. He hopes the Foundation will keep growing with new support to improve La Carpio, and believes the current team is strong and ready to carry on that mission<\/a> for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me,\u201d Alcides says, \u201cthe Foundation is my family, my home, and my purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vol.\u00a03 This post is part of our #TeamTuesday series, highlighting the incredible people who make the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation what it is. By Jacob Killburg Alcides Alcides Antonio L\u00f3pez was born in northern Nicaragua and grew up during the Contra War. 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