Project Report
| Aug 6, 2015
Making a Difference
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Lucia Cuño is a teacher at the Kaya Center. Lucia has a degree in elementary education. At Kaya, Lucia is in charge of the classroom with the youngest children. She helps the children do their homework and gives them the support they need to do well in school. Many of the children in Lucia’s classroom arrived at Kaya very behind in school due to an absence encompassing years or never having attended school at all. Lucia gives each student the individualized attention needed to get caught up and be successful.
Born in a small town in the jungle region of Bolivia, Lucia had a childhood similar to many of the children who are part of Kaya. She was born to a poor family with parents who couldn’t read or write, so they never saw the need for Lucia to go to school. “My father refused to let me go to school because I was only a woman,” she says, “and he said there was no need for women to learn something. They are only supposed to clean the house and help raise their brothers.”
But her parents’ opinion didn’t stop Lucia from achieving her goals. She convinced her mother to allow her to go to school with the condition that she didn’t neglect her home tasks. After graduating, Lucia was awarded a scholarship to go to university, where she earned her degree and became a primary school teacher.
“I identify with the kids I am working with at Kaya. Many years ago I was just like them. I try to teach them that it is possible to have a better tomorrow; that it is possible to change your life.” Thank you, Lucia, for all your hard work and for being a living example to the kids that there is a “better tomorrow.” The Kaya children love you very much, and your knowledge and teaching will stay with them forever.
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