By Kay Sweeney | Managing Director
Juana Rosalia graduated from high school in 2017. Her dream was to go on to the university and further her education. Her family however needed her to work to add to the family income. She looked for a position as a preschool teacher but there were few openings and without work experience she was the last on the list. To help her family she took a job in a bakery. The pay was small and she worked long hours starting in the very early morning.
In June 2021, she applied to the Kateri Fund Intern Program. They were able to place her in a position at her local government school. The beginning was difficult as there were some problems within the school but she perservered and showed that she was a willing worker. As school starts for the 2022 school year, she has been given a stable place as an intern working with one of the other teachers. Her February letter expresses her feelings as she looks ahead.
"I respectfully address you by introducing myself. I am Juana Rosalía, teacher of Intercultural Bilingual Early Childhood Education. I will be co-teaching this year with the teacher of the kindergarten level of the Official Urban Mixed School No.1 of Santa Clara la Laguna Sololá. For me it is an honor to continue working with the teachers and especially with all the students. I am mainly responsible for the youngest, ages three to four years."
"First of all, I thank you for your generosity and support towards me. Without your good intention I would not have this opportunity."
"My goal for this year is to prove myself as a teacher so I will have an opportunity to secure a permanent position. I want to continue to work as a teacher while continuing to update my knowledge. I wish with all my heart that this year will be a cycle of blessing for me, and that through my work I will secure a permanent job to continue for next year."
"I feel like I can conquer the world with one hand when you're support provides the other hand"
"HAPPY MONTH OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP"
Juana Rosalia
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