Who is John Ovens

The founder of the Foundation has lived in Costa Rica since 1990 when he founded The Canadian International School.

In 2005 he founded the Clínica Canadiense to provide persons with limited or no economic resources access to quality medical and dental care.

Prior to 1990, he held teaching and administrative positions in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education in Canada, North and East Africa and the Middle East. Additionally, he has provided consulting services to many agencies and countries in many parts of the world.

In 2009 he began the process to forming this Foundation to address the social, economic needs faced by approximately 275.000 household  is living in poverty in Costa Rica.