JUAN C. SANZ VÁZQUEZ, FOUNDER

• Born in Cape Town (South Africa) to Spanish parents. Moved to Spain at the age of 10. 
• Fluent in Spanish, English, and French. Beginner in Hebrew and Russian. 
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language - Trinity College London, 1987. 
• Degree in Business Studies with Marketing and French. 
• Master's in Teaching Spanish Language and Culture - FIDESCU and University of Salamanca 2009 
• Business consultant in the United Kingdom and Ireland for individuals (10 years) and private tutor in Economics, Philosophy, Business, Marketing, Ethics, Politics, and Geopolitics since 2002. 

Our mission: 

"To drive local rural development by bringing together talent, resources, people, and businesses" 

Our vision: 

• To build and sustain networks of dynamic, entrepreneurial, and fraternal multicultural populations in our rural areas. 
• To create pioneering hubs with local businesses to advance the local communities economically and socially and achieve R&D&i in collaboration with public and private organizations. 
• To maintain and develop innovation and creativity with all possible partners (universities, local businesses, chambers of commerce, etc.). 
• To create an economic hub and an R&D&i center in collaboration with public and private organizations. 

Our vision of TIKUN OLAM means that, ultimately, we want to see a network of locals and non-locals committed to the reconstruction of our areas through the development of all our sectors.