Friday 2 February 2018

Creaghan Harry is a Brilliant Entrepreneur and Founder of Procall.

By the late 1990s, Creaghan Harry was already among the pantheon of business experts in South America. After a successful stint with the call center industry, he wanted to give back to the Latin America community which let him explore different vagaries of new businesses.
This social drive landed him to Colombia, the cheerful land of coffee and emeralds. He settled in Medellin, the bustling city where spring is seemingly eternal. On the first day, he visited an old friend who was startled watching Creaghan  there. “¿Qué actividades estás buscando en Colombia? “(What are you looking to do in Colombia, he asked surprisingly) “I am here for the kids”, replied Creaghan Harry with eyes gleaming with hope.

Wandering in the city, Creaghan stumbled upon Casa de Maria and Hogar Bohío de María, two sanctuaries of orphanage kids. Most of the kids living here were rescued from the mean streets of Medellin. These were the kids who were abandoned and left behind by families torn apart by civil war, drug problems and natural calamities. These children were without hope, assurance, opportunity or personal safety. While the circumstances did play a role, the lackadaisical attitude and incapability of the Colombian government added to the misery. Most of them carried the scars of physical and psychological abuse and knew what it feels like to be hungry.

Creaghan wanted to nurture a secure and loving environment for the kids. He waded through his contacts and gathered well-to-do families from Colombia and USA who needed a kid. Convincing people to adopt kids is never easy, due to social stereotypes; however, Creaghan Harry persistent efforts bore fruit. He ran an adoption drive in Medellin and various adjoining cities. Nearly 500 families participated in it, out of which 280 families adopted a child. It was a success, which warmed his heart immensely.

But this wasn’t it! Creaghan had plans for the kids left behind. He saw immense talent in them, exclusively in sports. Around 60 kids of age 5-16 played Baseball in the fields. They were often laden with mud, and were described as ‘’dirt poor.’’ Many were lucky to have shoes and used to share gloves on the baseball field. Creaghan raised funds within a span of 4 months and opened a youth baseball academy.


His friend Sam came to Medellin with 200 pounds of gear – bats, gloves, t-shirts, pants, bats and everything for the youngsters which had none. Soon, many of these kids started playing for Medellin Orioles, a youth baseball team for ages 5-18. “It was like Christmas,” said Samuel, a 12-year-old who dreamed of being a professional baseball player. This wasn’t Creaghan’s final frontier. He had just begun.

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