Olivia is bright young woman who is very proud of her Ngobe heritage. This pride was the theme of her application essay. "I want to fight and say that in our comarca (reservation) we can do many things if we try to reach our goals," she wrote. Olivia plans to help her community by becoming a health official and she understands that she must work very hard and focus on her studies to achieve her dream. Her teacher described her as positive, responsible, and observant, a quality which was apparent throughout her essay, but especially in her response regarding one of her favorite subjects in school. "One of my favorite subjects is informatica (technology) because it helps me to connect to the globalizing world in which we live and it will help me achieve my goal of being a health official."

Analida is an outstanding student who dreams of becoming a teacher one day. She lives with her mother in Quebrada Guabo, the same community that the original founders of Few for Change visited while studying in Panama. Analida has fantastic grades and writes clearly and her determination and spirit shined through clearly throughout her application to Few for Change. Her teacher describes her as "respectful…responsible and intelligent…and not afraid to answer or ask questions in class." She is motivated by the absence of her father, who lives and works away from his family. "I don't live with my father," Analida wrote in her essay, "but that is not a barrier for me."

Savitri had to drop out of school after 8th grade because her family could not financially support her. She is good at sports and is fond of sewing and singing. Cooking is Savitri's great interest and she wants to become a professional cook.