Humanitarian outreach Defending religious liberty Outstanding Community Service Award from the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council to the governor 2022 Honorary Doctorate in Letters from Miami International Seminary 1991 Inducted into the Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy of MTU 2007 Alumni Outstanding Service "Brother Andres Award" from Immaculata-LaSalle Teo A. Babun is a Cuban-American businessman, evangelical philanthropist, and human rights (freedom of religion) advocate.

[2] The Cuban Government confiscated the Babun family holdings and properties consisting of a cement plant, farms, maritime, lumber/timber, minerals and other interests after their escape.

[5] Babun returned to Cuba in October 2000, as an "official observant" to open-air Evangelical Celebrations instituted after the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1999.

[13] Beginning in 1994 Babun decided to dedicate the rest of his life to humanitarian ministry in support of vulnerable persons in the region and the emerging church in Cuba.

OAA thru its faith-based initiative “EchoCuba” uses methodologies, tools, and training modules to help advance entrepreneurship, organizational skills, education, religious freedoms, and social services in Cuba.

As the spokesperson for the organization, he has advocated for religious freedoms,[1][14][15] small business ownership as one of the keys to creating the conditions necessary for reducing poverty [16] in Central America, and for more effective disaster resiliency programs [17] to save lives in countries affected by hurricanes.

He was charged with trying to create discord among Evangelical Church Leaders in Cuba by “providing them with misleading information and enticing them to commit acts of disobedience with promises of humanitarian aid.” In interviews with Radio & Television Marti,[20] Babun defended his efforts to unify the Evangelical Church Leaders around a shared advocacy campaign to obtain greater Freedom of Religion and Belief language in a new constitution[21][22] scheduled for a referendum on February 24, 2019.

On June 25, 2024, Babun spearheaded an initiative in Washington, D.C., advocating for the establishment of a commission to develop transition plans for Cuba amidst its ongoing turmoil.

As Chair of CIFAL-MIAMI, Babun participated in UNITAR's Annual Steering Committee Meeting, which took place in December 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Babun and CIFAL-Miami's participation in this event underscored their commitment to enhancing the capabilities of various stakeholders in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, and advancing their sustainable development in alignment with the UN's SDGs.

In 2023, Babun received the Alumni Outstanding Service "Brother Andres Award" from Immaculata-LaSalle High School in Miami, for his provision of food, medical supplies, and oxygen concentrators to Catholic Orders in Cuba during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 7, 2023, Babun was bestowed with the prestigious "Keepers of the Flame of Human Rights" Lifetime Achievement Award by the Americas Chapter of the Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture, and Society, sponsored by the renowned Church of Scientology.

[1] The Sun-Sentinel stated that for "foreign companies - and to U.S. entrepreneurs who want the lay of the land ahead of normalized relations - Babun's book provides precious detail for strategic planning".