Rafael is currently volunteering at the Department of Youth Services as a Youth Officer. He was born in 1996 in Independence Village, Stann Creek District. Rafael has successfully completed three years of online education in the field of Information Technology. He is a high school dropout but that hasn’t stopped him from accomplishing goals he has set for his life. Rafael is certified as a Customer Service Representative and also an Assistant Teacher at Independence Primary School. Rafael has a great passion for working with children and youth, which he has been doing for the past year, and has hopes of becoming a key icon within the youth development field in Belize in the years to come. In the short team, Rafael plans to complete his secondary level education and move on to University to pursue a career in Social Work.