Latin American youth will study Communication in the United States with scholarships from Ismael Cala Foundation and Urbe University

MIAMI, Jan. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Ismael Cala Foundation (ICF) and Urbe University announced in Miami the grant of two scholarships to two young Latin Americans to study Social Communication in the United States.

The spots will be channeled through four organizations that work in five countries: Mentores Solidarios (Nicaragua), Fundación Carvajal (Colombia), Glasswing Internacional (El Salvador and Honduras) and Passion (Guatemala).

The beneficiaries can get a university diploma through online studies from their respective countries.

"It is a privilege to work with higher education institutions and offer opportunities to Latin American youth who don't have resources. I have always believed that the success factor for becoming leaders is education," said Ismael Cala when the partnership documents were signed.

Oscar Belloso, dean of Urbe University, pointed out the fact that his institution "is the first to grant scholarships to Ismael Cala Foundation," and he urged other educational institutions to do the same.

The delivery will be formalized in February, through a competition. The applicants will defend their candidacies and a committee will select the beneficiaries with the most suitable profiles.

Dilcia Ruan, executive director of ICF, said that the objective of the Scholarship Direction Program is to promote youth education and training through courses and/or careers in personal and professional improvement.

ABOUT THE ISMAEL CALA FOUNDATION

A non-profit organization presided over by Ismael Cala that seeks to impact communities in Latin America and the Caribbean through training adolescents in leadership and entrepreneurship; to strengthen social development organizations that serve children and adolescents with cognitive disabilities, and to connect young people with our partners to promote their education and training, through granting scholarships.

ABOUT ISMAEL CALA

Life strategy and human development, best-selling author and international conference presenter. For more than five years, he presented the show CALA, at prime time on CNN en Español.

He is currently considered to be one of the most important communicators on the continent, and his message of social entrepreneurship, mindfulness and well-being is a reference for millions of people who follow his work in books, seminars, workshops and conferences throughout all of Latin America. Cala has traveled through more than 25 countries, and has impacted hundreds of thousands of people with his message.

He is currently an official collaborator on the program "Awaken America," for the Univisión chain, and he writes a weekly column for more than 50 publications in Latin America and the United States. "The New York Times" has called him "the Latin Larry King."

Author of the best sellers "La vida es una piñata [Life is a piñata]," "El analfabeto emocional [The emotional illiterate]," "El poder de escuchar [The power of listening]," "Un buen hijo de P… [A real son of a B…]," and "El secreto del bamboo [The secret of bamboo]," Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba (1969) and has a degree in Art History from Universidad de Oriente. He is coauthor of the book "Beat the curve," with Brian Tracy. He graduated from the School of Communication at the University of York in Toronto, and has a Seneca diploma in Television Production. He has worked with grand masters such as Deepak Chopra and John C. Maxwell, and has trained with coaches such as Tony Robbins and Miguel Ruiz. Cala belongs to a group of collaborating professors at Atlantis University and Next University. He is President of Cala Enterprises Corporation. Visit: www.IsmaelCala.com