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Reaching At-Risk Students Across a River
 Some of the Fe y Alegrķa
("Faith & Happiness") schools operated by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in northern Peru are one-room structures. Some have outdoor classrooms. Some are located in mountains, accessible only by donkey. Others are in urban areas.
However, the curriculum at all of the schools includes an academic, agricultural, social, spiritual, cultural and civic component.
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Sister Therese Hartley, pictured here among the students she loved, was the guiding force behind the Sisters assuming oversight of the Fe y Alegrķa schools.
Sister Therese, who died in 2011, was dedicated to the impoverished people of Peru.
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The Bridge over the River Piura
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The Piura Bridge is a fragile connection to the larger world. There is no government-provided infrastructure in this impoverished area
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This bridge is washed out every year by floods. Yet, the people on both sides of the river continue to rebuild it in order to stay connected. The Sisters are hoping to make inroads on the remote side of the river where the people suffer from economic isolation, lack of basic necessities and sub-standard education.
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Pedal Power
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The Sisters' bicycle program is highly successful in Piura, Peru.
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With consistent attendance, Fe y Alegrķa students earn the right to participate in a bicycle program,
which eases the strain of their long commutes to school. At graduation, the bicycles then become their own. Students' families are also rewarded by this program, since many families have no other means of transport.
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