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We are pleased to report that as of July, 2010 Martina is doing very well in her studies. To date she has taken four courses
and has passed each of them. Her average across these four courses is 73%. Her next semester begins in the fall of 2010 and we
will have a further update on her progress in the winter of 2011. She thanks all the donors who have made her scholarship
possible.
At the age of nine Martina was forced by her father to drop out of school and, instead, work in the home. Fifteen years later
she made a difficult, personal decision and left her parental home to spend the next six years, working by day and
studying by night, to earn her high school diploma. Because of our donors she is now able to fulfill her dream of going to college.
She is a young Kakchiquel woman from Guatemala, but Martina is not her real name. Because of her status in her country we
cannot identify her. Martina is using her scholarship to study social work and intends to become licensed to practice so that she can
help other indigenous women and children in her community.
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