Fabio Mendez is a Senior Finance Executive who has been involved in numerous large infrastructure projects. He is also a man who is deeply concerned with social issues, including human rights, civil rights, and children's issues.
Children, Fabio Mendez says, are the future of the world, and it pains him to see so many children the world over who are exploited and misused by callous and short-sighted adults who should be protecting and nurturing them. "Every Christmas, I make it a point to give gifts to children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in my home country," he says. "Throughout the year, they must experience heart-wrenching pain in a society that seems to spotlight the affluent while overlooking the contributions of the less fortunate. I would like to think that I play an active role in demonstrating that someone cares about them."
According to the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), some 25,000 children every year die because of the effects of poverty. More than a quarter of all children in developing countries are underweight or stunted due to their dire economic circumstances.
Worldwide, more than one hundred million children do not have access to schools. In many countries, according to UNICEF, it is common practice to charge user fees to attend school, and those who are unable to pay cannot attend. Many of these countries also restrict education to boys.
Fabio Mendez has a particular interest in the education of disadvantaged young people. He says that providing children with an education can inspire them to excel, and develop into the quality leaders the world will need in the future.
Children, Fabio Mendez says, are the future of the world, and it pains him to see so many children the world over who are exploited and misused by callous and short-sighted adults who should be protecting and nurturing them. "Every Christmas, I make it a point to give gifts to children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in my home country," he says. "Throughout the year, they must experience heart-wrenching pain in a society that seems to spotlight the affluent while overlooking the contributions of the less fortunate. I would like to think that I play an active role in demonstrating that someone cares about them."
According to the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), some 25,000 children every year die because of the effects of poverty. More than a quarter of all children in developing countries are underweight or stunted due to their dire economic circumstances.
Worldwide, more than one hundred million children do not have access to schools. In many countries, according to UNICEF, it is common practice to charge user fees to attend school, and those who are unable to pay cannot attend. Many of these countries also restrict education to boys.
Fabio Mendez has a particular interest in the education of disadvantaged young people. He says that providing children with an education can inspire them to excel, and develop into the quality leaders the world will need in the future.