Dionilda Novilla and two friends. Dionilda is studying
to become a bilingual teacher and hopes to return to her community of
indigenous people to help students learn.
Photo: Mary Catherine Hinds/CWS |
Dionilda Novilla is from the community of Mokomokal. She is studying to become a bilingual teacher and hopes to return to a local school in her community.
Mokomokal is asking for its own elementary school and bilingual education. Its children start their education in the unfamiliar language of Spanish. They fall behind their classmates, and many perform poorly in their studies. They experience the discrimination long suffered by the indigenous people of this region.
CWS support enables our partners to offer a scholarship pool, from which students such as Dionilda may draw the support needed to complete their education. The scholarships are offered to indigenous youth who commit to returning to their communities to put their education to the service of their people.
With the help of CROP Hunger Walks, the Guarani and Weenhayek children will one day have equal access to a good education.