Hogar Hermelinda offers housing and support to six young women to attend university. Participants are from the surrounding rural areas of San Martin and must have specific post-secondary educational goals and be at least 18 years of age. POP began this program in 2022, first establishing a suitable home and staff, and then working with the community to choose the best candidates.

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The need for this project became evident as we watched young women age out of the Aldea Orphanage. There is a high level of poverty in this area of Peru, especially in the small villages. Young women who want to continue post secondary school studies are critically disadvantaged. Many become young parents who then struggle to support their children. Without access to job and educational opportunities, the cycle of poverty continues.

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The first program participants are enrolled in medical programs and will graduate in 2025.

 

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