Overcoming Distance: Yaneth's 5-Hour Walk to School
High up in the remote villages of the Andes in Peru, public schools are incredibly sparse. Children must walk several hours to the nearest elementary school, and high schools are often only located in larger towns, too far from home for students to commute daily. Most high schools are located in city centers; for families experiencing poverty, the expense of sending their daughters to boarding school is out of reach.
But 15-year-old Yaneth is the first in her family to attend high school! She is supported by Sacred Valley Project, a dormitory, education center, and mentorship program, one of the 15 organizations in She’s the First's Partner Coalition.
She's the First works with grassroots organizations, like Sacred Valley Project, to overcome barriers to girls' education and ensure more girls have the opportunity to define their own futures.
Today, will you give so that girls everywhere have access to the education and mentorship they deserve?
https://givebutter.com/GirlsFirst
Videography: Diego Antonio Nuñez de la Torre Jimenez
Producer: Gabriela Scarafioca
Producer & Editor: Kate Lord
Translations: Dania de Léon, Clara Desalvo, Yotshabell Gálvez Miranda
Music: Ian Post/Artlist