10/08/2026
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲🎓💛
At just 5 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱, her life changed.
In 2008, her mother, who is a Person with Disability (PWD), was incarcerated at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW). She and her older siblings were left in the care of their grandmother.
Her grandmother loved and cared for them, but life was not easy. She had no fixed income and earned small commissions by helping people pawn their belongings. Despite having very little, she did everything she could to keep the family together and support the children.
In 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 4, during the school year 2013–2014, she became part of the 𝗜𝗻𝗮-𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺.
As she grew older, her aunt and uncle also helped support her education. In return, she helped with household chores. She learned early that continuing her studies would require responsibility, sacrifice, and perseverance.
In 2022, while pursuing her education, she began working as a teller at a lottery outlet. She earned ₱200 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 and worked hard to help meet her needs while continuing her studies.
Then, in 2023, she faced another painful loss her grandmother passed away.
The woman who had cared for her, raised her, and stood beside her through some of the most difficult years of her life was gone.
But she continued.
She carried the lessons, love, and sacrifices of her grandmother with her. Through every challenge, she held on to the hope that education could help her build a better future.
Today, by God’s grace, she is now a proud graduate with a 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.🎓
Her diploma represents more than years of study.
It carries the sacrifices of her grandmother.
The support of her aunt and uncle.
The strength she found while working and studying.
And the kindness of every person who believed that her circumstances should not decide her future.
To our donors, partners, and supporters, thank you for helping make stories like hers possible. Your support reaches beyond educational assistance. It gives children the opportunity to continue, grow, and believe that their dreams are still within reach.
Her journey reminds us that even when life is difficult, hope can continue and sometimes, hope leads all the way to graduation. 💛
𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆.
