By Jackeline Macario | Project Leader
Luz is a 15-year-old girl who lives in a community called Agua Zarca. Her family has very few resources. Luz's family is conformed of two sisters, her mother and herself.. She is currently on 9th grade, she walks 10 minutes to get to school.
"Thanks to the scholarship, it has been easier for me to study and buy school supplies, uniform and be able to travel to the main city of the department to study a computer class, since there are no computers at school" - Luz.
She participates in the Leadership School, a program that Plan implements in the communities, she is now more self-confident and she is replicating in her community topics such as identity and self-esteem, she made more friends from other communities.
After completing her third of middle school, she will wait for the opportunity to continue studying and get her family ahead. Luz wants to graduate from high school in the future. "Thanks for the scholarship that has helped my parents to give us education"
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