Support Children in Rural Peru Through Education

Dear Friends,

In our last report, we invited anyone interested in becoming personally involved with our project to apply for a volunteer scholarship. We are excited to share with you the latest edition to our team dedicated to helping children in need: Leah Davidson!

Born in China and raised in Quebec, Canada, Leah is currently in her first year at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and microfinance. At Wharton, Leah is part of the Intercultural Leadership Program and the Compass Fellowship Program, the latter of which provides students with training and mentoring to launch their own social ventures.

From June to August, Leah will volunteer with Expand's CASA project, while teaching teenage girls leadership skills through small micro-enterprise projects. These girls have amazing potential and ambition to create change in their communities. Leah is looking forward to working with the youth in Peru, immersing herself in a new culture, and using her business background to make a difference. And, of course, we are excited to have her on our team!

In the coming months, we look forward to sharing with you all the creativity of Peru's youth. You can follow their stories and progress, as well as Leah's experience in Peru, through our blog: http://mejorc.wordpress.com/

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Nadia

Links:

• MEJOR Blog

Thanks to all the wonderful individuals who showed their support, our December challenge was a great success! As we move forward with our project this year, we look forward to sharing our progress as the months fly by.

We are currently working with our partner, Expand Peru, to provide an amazing group of kids opportunities to build their leadership skills. On a recent trip to the CASA house in Pucara, one of our board members was impressed by the motivation and dedication she saw in the youths who participated in the program. Despite teachers being on strike at the time, all the students – even those in elementary school – were eager to continue learning.  

For those dedicated kids who want to learn, we invite your personal involvement. Do you have an interesting talent you want to teach? An exciting project to rally the spirits and challenge growing young minds? If so, please consider applying for a scholarship to volunteer with the CASA kids: http://www.mejorc.org/current.html

We are excited to see what this year brings and will keep you all posted on everything our kids accomplish.

Thanks again for all your support!