Developing Nations Scholarship Fund
Making a Difference in Mexico
April 15, 2004
Developing Nations Scholarship Fund
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For about two years LifeNets has
helped support young people's
education in Mexico as part of its Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. This
past year we have helped 18 students living in four different areas of Mexico.
The cost to LifeNets of educating them for the school year that starts in August
and ends in May 2004 is $7,000. Helping these young people educate themselves is
critical for their future. Thank YOU for making this possible. Here
are some of the stories of changed lives. Lets meet some of these young people.
Mexico City
Israel is in his 1st year of Preparatoria School (corresponding to Sophomore year of High School). He would like to study law or computation after finishing his High School. He works part time (5 hours a day) as a packer in a food store, receiving only tips from customers. Israel and his family are very grateful to LifeNets for the scholarship grant that he is receiving. It is of great help to cover some of his school expenses.
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Alma and Karla Rivera are sisters. They have 2 brothers, Carlos and Allan, and another sister, Rebecca. Their parents are divorced. Their father helps them economically, but in the past few years his own economic situation has not been as good as it used to be and he is no longer able to give them enough to meet all the family expenses. Their mother has to work as a maid in order to make ends meet.
Both Alma and Karla are studying their 1st year of Preparatoria School (corresponding to Sophomore year of High School). Alma is interested in the arts and plans to study music. Karla plans to study to business administration. Needles to say Alma and Karla and their mother are very grateful to LifeNets for the scholarship grants that both girls are receiving. These grants are of great help to them.
Gad Sainoz: Gad is 13 years old. He is studying his 2nd year of Secundaria (corresponding to 8th grade of Elementary in the U.S.). Gad plans to finish his Secundaria schooling, after that his Preparatoria, and later on he wants to become an electrical engineer. Gad has a younger sister Flor. Gad’s father works in construction. Construction workers in Mexico have very low wages. Gad’s mother also works part time to help out with family expenses.
Lately, due to the economic crisis that most Mexicans have been suffering (due to low salaries and rising costs of living), it has become more difficult for Alfredo to properly meet all his family expenses. That is why he applied for a scholarship for Gad. Alfredo and Elena, and especially Gad, are very grateful to LifeNets for Gad’s scholarship grant. It is of great help to them and it is used for Gad’s schooling expenses.
Camargo, Tamaulipas
Jonathan Alvarado: He is a serious young man who lives alone in Camargo, Tamaulipas. He was born en the state of Tabasco, where he suffered from the divorce of his parents and lived two years from home to home, at the expense of aid from Church members, while his mother tried to find a way to support him and his sister. At present, his mother works as a maid in the United States, and she sends him money now and then for his sustenance. Jonathan is about to finish his university studies as a Public Accountant.
Saltillo, Coahuila
Paola
Méndez: She is an enthusiastic girl who studies her 4th. year to become a
kindergarten school teacher in Saltillo, Coah., a city that is 50 miles north of
Monterrey, Mexico. Paola can only attend Church once a month, due to
transportation expense. Paola had to leave home in order to pursue her career.
She lives at a distance of a two hour drive from her parents. She has economic
limitations because her father works on and off as a bricklayer, and her
family’s income is very low. The scholarship grant that she receives is used
primarily for food.
Durango City, Durango
Reina López Núñez: Reina and all her family had to leave their home town in the mountains of Durango, in order to be in contact with the Church. By that time, her father was not living with the family and they had to rely for sustenance on the income of each member of the family. At present, they are living under the same circumstances but in another city (also in state of Durango). Besides that, they are giving Reina their support so that she might be able to carry on with her education. She has been very determined to educate herself as much as possible and at present she is studying to become a nurse. With determination, she seeks to finish her education, and the scholarship grant that she receives from LifeNets is of great help for her and for her family.
Tepic, Nayarit
Ramiro Guardado: Ramiro es a young man from the area of Tepic City. His family lives in “El Cordón del Jilguero” (“Cord of the goldfinch”), a very pretty place in the mountains, about 62 miles from the City of Tepic. The family depends on the income of Elpidio, their father—income that is generally very low. Ramiro is a very responsible young man and is subject to his parents. He wants to educate himself as much as possible and at present he is about to finish his 3rd year of “Secundaria” (corresponding to 9th grade in Junior High in the U.S.). The scholarship grant that he receives from LifeNets helps him to buy his school supplies and even to buy some clothes.