Barry Stevens
Barry Stevens – Co-Founder of El Puente – The Bridge – located in the rainforest of Costa Rica.
Barry is an advocate for the environment and supporter for rainforest preservation. He is currently President and Co-Founder of El Puente – The Bridge, a humanitarian nonprofit service organization operating in the rainforest of Costa Rica. In its sixth year of operation, the organization has helped 49 indigenous children attend school, has made 29 microloans to fund microbusinesses, and feeds about 100 people a week at its headquarters location in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
He is working with a Curandero to preserve traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants, and has brought many people diagnosed with terminal illness to the curandero, many of whom were cured, to the amazement of their doctors. He organizes a flow of volunteers that come from all over the world for projects such as repair of a vital bridge in the interior of the indigenous reserve, repair and expansion of a schoolhouse, and infrastructure projects at the headquarters which also serves as his home. He is active in the multi-racial, multi-ethnic community that is Puerto Viejo. He is currently developing plans for expansion of this operation, including a unique funding operation based in the US, and is considering additional locations in Ecuador, El Salvador, and Peru. El Puente – The Bridge can be seen by visiting www.elpuente-thebridge.org Barry is currently implementing a Life Planning Seminar, based on his “Life Planning Workbook”, a powerful tool used to help college-age young adults “figure out what they want to be when they grow up”. He is also Co-Director of a Study Group for United Centers For Spiritual Living, a spiritual group based on Science of Mind. He formerly served as the COO of a franchise operation in the US, has written a business planning book titled “How To Write A Successful Business Plan”, and has helped raise millions of dollars in venture capital.
He is working with a Curandero to preserve traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants, and has brought many people diagnosed with terminal illness to the curandero, many of whom were cured, to the amazement of their doctors. He organizes a flow of volunteers that come from all over the world for projects such as repair of a vital bridge in the interior of the indigenous reserve, repair and expansion of a schoolhouse, and infrastructure projects at the headquarters which also serves as his home. He is active in the multi-racial, multi-ethnic community that is Puerto Viejo. He is currently developing plans for expansion of this operation, including a unique funding operation based in the US, and is considering additional locations in Ecuador, El Salvador, and Peru. El Puente – The Bridge can be seen by visiting www.elpuente-thebridge.org Barry is currently implementing a Life Planning Seminar, based on his “Life Planning Workbook”, a powerful tool used to help college-age young adults “figure out what they want to be when they grow up”. He is also Co-Director of a Study Group for United Centers For Spiritual Living, a spiritual group based on Science of Mind. He formerly served as the COO of a franchise operation in the US, has written a business planning book titled “How To Write A Successful Business Plan”, and has helped raise millions of dollars in venture capital.