Our Co-Founder and Visionary. Sol has the education, gift, and commitment to reach children at the deepest level.
Sol Carolla has dedicated her career to education. For the past eight years, she has worked with autistic, illiterate, and malnourished children, offering them not just academic support, encouragement, and nourishment but hope.
Sol and her husband, Victor Bravo, sold their comfortable home and moved from Tijuana into a poor neighborhood in Rosarito Beach because they believed with all their hearts they must fully immersing themselves in the community they serve.
Victor, started his own business and is a hardworking landscaper, tirelessly supports their family so that Sol can devote herself to the children who need her most.
Sol’s unwavering dedication is deeply rooted in her personal calling to serve others. She finds strength and purpose in her faith, which inspires her commitment to lifting children out of despair and into a future filled with opportunity. While Beat The Cycle is a secular organization, we recognize that Sol’s work is guided by a profound sense of implementing God's mission for her—one that has transformed the lives of countless children.
The current classroom for all children and sensory room where Sol teaches were built through donations to provide a safe, nurturing and teaching space for autistic children. The small classroom, which is rapidly being outgrown, is a place where children are nourished physically, mentally and emotionally and find out they are more than their circumstances. As one child said, " I am not stupid, I was just hungry."
Next door, a small church stands as a separate but significant part of the community, where Victor serves as pastor. Here the small community kitchen serves nutritious meals to children that would otherwise go to school hungry.
Victor's role in the church is distinct from Sol’s work in education, but together, they embody the spirit of service, resilience, and hope that continues to change lives.
Sol's Education:
- Master's Degree in Special Education
- Master's Degree in Education from "CUT Universidad de Tijuana," 2019-2022
- Diploma in Behavior Patterns and Psychological Development in the Family from "Universidad de Anáhuac," 2001-2002
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from "CUT Universidad de Tijuana," 1996-2000
Sol with Jesus who is deeply autistic. His progress is nothing short of amazing!
Sol's Vision
