By Danny Dodson | Executive Director
Thanks to the ongoing generosity of our rapidly growing PH family, Peruvian Hearts' scholars achieved a great accomplishment in 2018. Four PH scholars graduated from different universities in Peru and successfully gained employment in their respective fields.
We are extremely proud of our four university graduates: Rosa (Chemical Engineering), Jhuvilka (Medicine), Flor (Specialization in Culinary Arts), and Epifaña (Accounting). After graduating, all four women applied, interviewed and gained employment in their chosen fields. Rosa and Flor currently work in Lima (and live with five other Peruvian Hearts university scholars who continue to study), while Epifania works in Cusco, and Jhuvilka works in various rural communities near the Sacred Valley as part of her medical residency.
This first group of PH girls to graduate from university and find jobs sets an important example for our younger PH scholars and shows them that hard work and dedication in their studies plays a vital role in helping them transform their lives and futures. As this small cohort of university graduates transitions into our first group of PH Alumni, they will remain very much involved in Peruvian Hearts as leaders, mentors, and role models working with our younger scholars, so that they too, can focus on accomplishing their dreams.
While some of our scholars graduate and take exciting steps toward becoming professionals and living independently, there is another group of aspiring Peruvian Hearts scholars who are working hard to transform their own lives. We are currently in the process of interviewing deserving applicants and will be selecting the newest PH scholars for 2019. Six PH applicants (Norka, Mitsuri, Kerhly, Diana, Melanie, Carmen) joined us for our monthly PH group meeting in Cusco on January 26th. Kerhly and Carmen both have sisters who are current PH university scholars (Karla and Maite, respectively).
During the monthly meeting and thanks to Women for Women, Knitting for Peace, from Denver, CO, all of our scholars received scarves, hats, and washcloths! Our girls loved the gifts of love and the time and effort that went into making each of the items that were donated.
To all of our wonderful donors and PH family, we are so grateful and appreciative for everything you do to help the girls in Peru. On behalf of the entire PH team and all of our scholars, thank you for your help and kind hearted generosity.
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