Founder
Rebecca Reiber is the founder of the 8th Life Panama initiative. She was born in 1965, is a US citizen, and from a young age became interested in getting to know other cultures and languages, and in finding a way to live ‘on purpose’. She was always seeking something better – because there just had to be – the world as we know it simply couldn’t be the best effort of humanity on this planet earth.
She is managing the project day-to-day and is currently recruiting the team of VISIONARY CO-FOUNDERS to take the project to the next level.
Rebecca is a visionary businesswoman; adept in community development and team-building, Permaculture Designer & teacher, with a master’s degree in Sustainable Community Development and Social Action Training, postgraduate studies in socio-cultural anthropology, diploma in Cooperative Management, and over 25 years of experience forming and training diverse, multicultural teams. After leaving her career in international business in 2000 she formed a company providing personal and professional development services and strategic planning – essentially facilitating change. She worked with many small businesses and NGOs in her hometown and then began to work with international NGOs. This led her to Panama, which she has called home since 2005. In Panama she has facilitated change processes with rural municipalities, indigenous groups, and cooperatives and has worked as an international consultant with rural communities.
Supporters
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Advisory Council
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Take a look at our photo gallery to meet some of the people who have been helping out.
Volunteers
We’ve been supported over time by a number of volunteers. You can see many of them in our Facebook and Instagram posts over the years. At some point we hope to have the time & resources to post their names and photos here because without them the project wouldn’t be where it is today.