A move from the north of Portugal to the outskirts of Lisbon in 2015, led Ari to Alfalit in 2017. Through the recommendation of his church, A Casa de Cidades, he was recommended for the position of director position when the earlier director stepped down. Portugal is the country in Europe with the highest number of illiterate people. “It was common to find people at the bank, the supermarket, or government offices asking for help because they were not able to read, write or do math,” he says. “I realized that with Alfalit I could make a difference.”
Ari graduated from the Biblical Institute Monte Esperança, with training in CCP – Trainer’s Pedagogical Skills Certificate and Parents Effectiveness Training – Parental Education. He is fluent in Portuguese and English. He and his wife Claudia are the parents of three teen and young adult children.
