With joy, the staff of the Manuel Galecio Home of the Board of Charity, located in the Province of Chimborazo, received the ninety scholarship recipients between the ages of 5 and 17 from different regions of the country who returned to the home to complete the studies corresponding to the opening of the Sierra school cycle.

The girls entered in an orderly manner on September 1, 2, and 3. They arrived accompanied by their representative, and a reception protocol was established, complying with all biosecurity measures from their entry until they were installed in their rooms, where they share with their peers according to age.

María del Carmen Naranjo, administrator of the home, recalled that these girls are from very scarce economic resources, to whom the Board of Charity provides free comprehensive social assistance, education, and emotional support so that they can be trained both academically and in principles and values that lead them to a better future. “Our girls leave the home as high school graduates of the republic,” Naranjo recalled.

“We are grateful to the parents, grandparents, and sisters who trust us with the formation of their girls. This year, the Board, aware of the economic situation due to the pandemic that has mainly affected the poorest, increased the quota to 90 scholarship recipients to help more vulnerable families. In addition, they were given a reception full of joy and gifts that they shared with joy,” she said.

It should be noted that of the 90 girls, 55% come from different communities in the Amazon region (Siona Secoya, Shuar, Achuar); 30% from rural sectors of the Sierra, and 15% from the Costa region, which implies that the Board of Charity extends its help to the entire country.