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."

Rukia, who is described as bright, is the first born of three children. She was raised in a single parent family by her mother after Rukia's father died when she was two years old.

Chabine is a very smart, friendly girl with definite leadership skills. One of six children, Chabine grew up in a small village near Cap-Haitian in northern Haiti. At a young age, her father went to the Dominican Republic and never returned. This devastated Chabine and her family. When it became too difficult, her mother brought Chabine and her brother to Port-au-Prince to find better opportunities. Tragically, they ended up begging on the streets just to survive. Today Chabine is growing into a great young woman. She is a very feminine girl who loves doing her hair and painting her nails. Please pray for Chabine's faith to grow as she seeks to be a woman of God.

Charity is the top student in Form 4 at Highway Academy. Her father has been unable to work after falling from a tree in 2010, and her mother struggles to provide for all 6 of her children. Charity depends on the support of others to stay in school, but despite these hardships her future is incredibly bright. She shows particular promise in her language classes and her teachers praise her willingness to participate. She demonstrates extreme dedication to her schoolwork and hopes to be a doctor when she grows up.

Mwadi lives at an orphanage where she loves to ride her bike and read story books. Her favorite book is a fantasy story called "Adventure." Mwadi likes going to school, especially to attend class with her favorite teacher, Mr. Erik.

Sthephany is a hard-working, upbeat young woman who just graduated first in her class from primary school. There, her teachers noted her timeliness with assignments and her willingness to help her fellow students when they were struggling with a lesson. Sthephany dreams of studying math education in university and then returning to her community to teach upper school mathematics. She credits her mother and father for doing everything in their power to help her continue her studies, and looks forward to one day supporting them.