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TEDxSiliconValley - Alberto C. Vollmer - 12/12/09

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Howto & Style

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In the midst of a corrupt police department and high crime in Venezuela, Alberto creates Project Alcatraz, a program that gives gang members a new hope on life.

Alberto C. Vollmer is Chairman and CEO of Rum Santa Teresa, Venezuelas leading premium rum manufacturer. In 2003, after gang members assaulted the company, he founded Project Alcatraz, a reinsertion program for criminals.

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