Lift up to serve...

Social entrepreneurship (2015-2022) to recover the Christian University of San Andrés and Providence. The founding of the University was spearheaded by Dr. Rev. George May, to improve access to higher education for a greater number of locals.  The Christian University of San Andres and Providence was not just a next university, but it was going to be the first university on the islands, led by him, with the active participation of the people/communities, especially the indigenous or ethnic Afro-Caribbean Raizal People; it was also the first ethnic and community type university in Colombia, even this didn’t exist yet in Colombia’s setup. And from another perspective, he has somehow retaken the cultural revolution (revival) that our ancestors initiated after emancipation from slavery (1834-1838) when Reverend Philip Beekman Livingston Jr. along with the people led the establishment of the First Baptist Church and the First Baptist School on the islands (which became foundations and safeguards for the peace, fellowship, solidarity, good behavior, prosperity and proper development that our islands enjoyed for good while -you know our Archipelago had a per-capita income higher than all places in continental Colombia). So it happened, after 150 years of the declaration of emancipation, came Reverend Dr. George M. May (not the colonial government) leading the foundation of the first university. In his altruist spirit - he facilitated his family land & inheritance to build the University. Through his exemplary life, he gained the trust of all. Reverend Dr. George M. May with remarkable boldness, character, sacrificial leadership, and obedience, advanced toward the vision that he had for a better life on the islands, with people properly educated, with a spirit of service, by setting the solid rock of the establishment of the Christian University of San Andres and Providence, with a special education that prepares people with solid Christian principles, with a firm cultural identity, very knowledgeable about the reality of their peculiar territory, like the case of our small oceanic islands. From the University, he promoted and patronized research and documentation of the history of the islands. He recognized, defended, and promoted the linguistic rights of the Raizal ethnic people, like to have the use of their mother language in all facets of their life -at school, university, in business, in government. From the CU, he promoted, and help sponsor the development of materials for the effective inclusion of English, and Creole English in the educational system.  It was an education that respected the Anglo Afro-Caribbean indigenous Raizal People, guided by their cosmovision. Right there at the university campus, he initiated a series of entrepreneurship around food production and was looking forward to the food processing business. He was determined to make all this become a reality and to re-empower back the Raizal People over their lands and Territory, through quality education and entrepreneurship.