Gisela is from the community of Phiry, where she was raised by her farming parents with her five other siblings. She is a strong communicator with a lot of ideas and dreams for the future. She says: “I would like to study to become a professional so that I can help my parents and siblings, and care for them. My dreams would be to be something in my life with which I can defend myself and support other youth who do not have economic resources. I also dream to know other countries and find support for poor and orphaned children.”

About this scholarship

This scholarship is for a program that is a three-month work experience practicum, in the students’ career fields, which provides them with sufficient real-world training before their graduation in order to be employable in competitive industries. It is the equivalent of Cooperative Education internships or “work semesters” in Canadian universities. This practicum is arranged through the post-secondary institutes, together with community partner organizations. One practicum semester, after the student completes his/her degree program, is mandatory in order to graduate from the Americana Institute of Cusco. The full cost of this program is $535 USD and Mosqoy will be supplementing amount raised by Education Generation to cover student’s total expenses. Overall, this program is very important as it benefits the students in many ways. Most importantly, through this program, students are able to obtain real-world work experience in their own communities.