Rosmery has 8 siblings, the youngest of whom is five years old. She was raised with her campesino parents and siblings in the community of San Isidro. Recently, she was voted to be the Resident Advisor (or household leader) by her fellow students in the Mosqoy program, showing the respect she has gained through her responsible and mature personality. She says: “I wish to study because I really want to rise and progress, for that way I can help my family and when I am a professional, help the people who need it most. The first thing I would do is contribute the money lent to me to other people who truly want to accomplish their dreams and need help to do so.” Rosmery is also an idealist. When she was in her last year of high school, one of her suggestions for Mosqoy was "to contact the presidents of countries so that they can promote Mosqoy's textiles project and youth project."

About this scholarship

This scholarship is for a program that is a three-month work experience practicum, in the students’ career fields, which provides students 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” seen in many 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 the 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.