Ana Laura Araya: Social Entrepreneurship and Strengthening Girls' Self Esteem

Ana Laura is the Executive Director and Co Founder of Soy Niña, a girl-serving organization that works in urban communities in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Ana Laura studied journalism and photography and graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She has worked at nonprofit organizations and private foundations for over fourteen years and has experience in the areas of communications, event planning and fundraising. Ana Laura just recently finished a certificate degree in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Extension School. She's very passionate about raising awareness on the challenges that girls below the age of 18 face worldwide. 

We talk about her work, about the challenges of starting and managing an organization like Soy Niña. She shares some incredibly inspirational stories from the girls in the community and some of her own. We talk about hope and motivation to take action, and more. 

Learn more about Soy Niña here: www.soynina.org