Amigos secondary scholarship program
In 2011, its first year, Amigos provided scholarship funding for 6 girls to attend middle school or high school. Each year more students applied and were accepted into our scholarship program. While not all students are able to complete their schooling for various reasons, one of our goals is to help local families understand the value of and need for education for their children. We believe that goal is becoming more of a reality each day. Requests for scholarship assistance have grown each year such that Amigos is now providing scholarship funding for 68 students in Chocolá.
Leland H. Chambers Memorial College Scholarship Fund
The Leland H. Chambers Memorial College Scholarship Fund allows one or more students from Chocolá to attend university each year. Scholarship students can study such fields as archaeology, business, agriculture, medicine, education and hospitality/tourism. Our first university scholarship was granted to Maria Jimena Carrillo Hernandez, who began classes in January 2019, majoring in Education. Congratulations Jimena!
Our second scholarship student is Juana Paola Monroy Vicente, who began a 4 year Nursing program at a nearby University, in January 2021. Congratulations Paola!
Keni Julissa Carillo Puac is now studying Agronomy at the University of San Carlos in the evenings, while taking care of family members during the day.
Lidia Amanda Gomez Hernendez is also in a Nursing program in afternoon classes. Lidia works in a pharmacy mornings to supplement her family’s needs and to save enough to pay her way through her final two years of classes.
Library and Computer Learning Center
Amigos has contributed books, computers and other resources to the central Chocolá library and continues to collect and distribute resources that will aid in community-wide learning. Now known as the Amigos de Chocola Computer Learning Center it is open for many hours each day and is available to students and adults alike.
Amigos scholarship students often tutor and mentor children who are beginning their life of learning in the library. In early 2023, the Computer Learning Center moved to a central location in the Village to accommodate the most students possible. The Center has become a popular place for students of all ages to learn by using the computers and the internet, and for seasoned students to teach younger learners.
Donations of working laptop computers, Spanish language books and common school supplies are needed to sustain the Learning Center.
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