Sonia Ramírez | International Women's Day | Adecco Foundation
Sonia Ramírez has spent her entire life fighting for an education and to become a successful professional. This determination even led her to cross the Atlantic to seek a better life, far from the structural violence of her country. Once here, she continued her studies, saved money to be able to see her daughter again, and today, she feels incredibly grateful for the positive change she has been able to make in her life.
Sonia has been able to dream again.
My name is Sonia, and I'm from Honduras. From the age of 10 to 16, I was homeschooled. I didn't go to school because the street I walked to school took an hour to walk. But it wasn't just the distance; it was because there was a murder every week. I had two older brothers who walked me to school because my father worked, and my mother stayed home. I have seven siblings. And when my brothers finished elementary school, my father decided I shouldn't go anymore because, on my own, so many things could happen along the way… and he decided I shouldn't study, so I stayed home all that time. And my mind kept saying: I have to achieve this, I have to do it… I'm going to achieve this!
Then I got a boyfriend. I was about to turn 18, and before moving in with him, what I wanted was to study, so I talked to him about it. If I moved in with him, we would go to the city. I went to the city and started working in factories. My first daughter was born; she's 13 now. I studied, finished high school, and then I separated from my daughter's father.
I decided to come here to Spain. I arrived in Spain on my own; I didn't have anyone. I struggled, I got a job cleaning a house, and then I wanted to keep going. Then I found a foundation, and from that foundation, I came to the Adecco Foundation. I'm so happy, so grateful to have met them. I hadn't seen my eldest daughter for eight years, and they helped me find a job, and I managed to save enough money to bring her here, and I was finally able to see her. Then they asked me if I wanted to study the social and healthcare course. I'm so happy, so grateful for all the support, for the warm welcome I've received. It's like I've finally found the door I was looking for, like it opened up for me. And honestly, thank you so much, truly, thank you so much! I hope there are more foundations like the Adecco Foundation in the world.
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