Grace was born and raised in Uganda, where she completed both her primary and secondary schooling. She is the second eldest of five children. Her journey at The Akilah Institute for Women began almost by accident. In 2008, her family took a trip back to their home country of Rwanda …

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Santiago is a very practical person, who loves working with computers. Secondary school was not easy for him but he made a huge effort to pass his final exams so he could devote himself to what he really wanted to do: study computer systems. The Condor Trust has been supporting …

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Erick lives in a one-room dwelling with his mother, his grandmother and two younger sisters. His mother works as a cleaner and receives a very low monthly income, with which she has to pay for all the household needs, as well as looking after her own mother who has cancer. …

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Saida is a twenty-seven year old student of the Technical University College located in Tamale in the Northern region of Ghana. Saida who is in the third year of a four-year programme is studying Human Settlement and hopes to become a development planner. She was born into a polygynous family …

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Elizabeth is determined to prove to her community that the woman’s place is not only in the kitchen and that given the chance she can bring change and improvement to her family and community at large. Her desire to impact knowledge to the children in her community spared her on …

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Alex was one of the first students to leave his Andean community to pursue his education. He’s a role model to others, and because of his outstanding academics he was accepted to the national university in Cusco and was admitted into the challenging Engineering program. Alex has been a tutor to …

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Gabriela, known to everyone as Gaby, is energetic, hard-working and fun. She is a great example of how people can overcome all sorts of odds, providing they have the determination to do so. Gaby is an only child, and has always been a big support to her mum, who works …

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It had always been Asana’s dream to become a teacher so that she can help to give education to the many children of Northern Ghana who have little or no hope of getting education. She was therefore delighted when she eventually gained admission into the Tamale College of Education in …

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*This profile represents a little experiment we’re running to allow our fellowship participants to fundraising for their placement directly through the Education Generation platform. We hope this will tie fellows more directly to our work and community, and allow their supporters to feel closer to the overall process. We must …

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*This profile represents a little experiment we’re running to allow our fellowship participants to fundraising for their placement directly through the Education Generation platform. We hope this will tie fellows more directly to our work and community, and allow their supporters to feel closer to the overall process. We must …

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