Hogar Hermelinda Home For Young Women Project
Now Fully Operational!!!
Tedy Arevalo Rojas was named as the Director of the Hogar Hermelinda on January 26, 2022. In January 2023 he was also named by the San Martin Regional Government as the Director of the Aldea Infantil Virgen del Pilar. This opens up many opportunities between our two projects. We are very happy with this change because we know that he and his wife Liliana Carranza Trigozo will always do the best that they can for all of the children and young people under their care.
Dr. Tedy Arévalo Rojas has extensive experience in education and administration. He began his career as the principal of a rural school in Sauce and then moved to become the assistant principal of the “Virgen Doloroso” Primary School in Tarapoto. In 1995, Dr. Avévalo became the principal of the Jose Antonio Ramirez Arevalo school. He was invited by the Regional Government of San Martin to be the Director of the Aldea Infantil Virgen del Pilar for 2 terms or 10 years. In 2015 Dr Arévalo returned to be the principal of the Jose Antonio Ramirez Arevalo school. He holds a bachelor's degree in Education from the Normal College of Tarapoto, Peru. He also holds a masters degree in Educational Administration and a Doctorate in Education. We are extremely pleased that he has joined our team in Tarapoto.
We are lucky that along with Dr. Arévalo’s skills we can count on the collaboration of his talented wife, Dr. Liliana Carranza Trigozo. She started her career in education as a principal in the Las Palmas District. From 1990 -2009, Dr. Trigozo taught in a primary classroom in the “Virgen Doloroso” Primary School and in 2010 Dr. Trigozo became the assistant principal in the same school. She worked tirelessly with her husband while he was the director of the Aldea Infantil Virgen del Pilar to support the children and staff with dedication and love. She holds a bachelor's degree in Education from the Normal College of Tarapoto, Peru. She also holds a master’s degree in Educational Administration and a Doctorate in Education. We are extremely pleased that she has joined our team in Tarapoto.
The third member of our team at Hogar Hermelindaa is Rossana Galvez Chavez, our house mother. She comes to us with 29 years of experience as a primary school teacher. She provides guidance and supervision to keep the participants of the Hogar Hermelinda focused on their goals.
The Peruvian Outreach Project has assembled a staff of dedicated professionals with many years of experience to help us to achieve our goals
What is the Hogar Hermelinda?
Hogar Hermelinda offers housing and support to six young women from the surrounding rural areas of San Martin. Participants will have specific post-secondary educational goals and be at least 18 years of age.
The need for this project became evident as we watched young women age out of the Aldea orphanage where the Peruvian Outreach Project has been active for several years. There is a high level of poverty---especially in the small, rural villages. Young women who want to continue studies after secondary school, but have no support system, are critically disadvantaged. In Peru residential dormatories at universities do not exist which makes attending college very difficult if you are from a small rural village. Many become young parents who then struggle to support their own children. Without access to job and educational opportunities, the cycle of poverty continues.
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