Hope for Students in Granada

Noel Gallegos   END - 19:44 - 07/01/2008

Lizbeth Hernandez and Margarita Arroliga are two young women who live in Villa Esperanza, a community situated to the north of Granada.  These teenagers, like the rest of the people in this community, find themselves in a dire financial situation.

While they have lived on the impoverished streets of this heavily populated area, they never imagined in 2008 they would be able to sit at the desks of a university in their country.

The parents of these young ladies, with limited financial resources, until not long ago could hardly pay for the high school education, and only with a huge amount of sacrifice. However, thanks to the help offered to them by the organization Empowerment International,  these two young women will be able to see their dreams become a reality. 

This program's endeavor is oriented toward the social aspect of the community and is led by a North American woman, Kathy Adams. The organization is a nongovernmental, non-profit, organization.  For several years, it has been dedicated to making schooling accessible to children of low income families who lack financial means in Villa Esperanza.   .