Trujillo, Peru

5th March.

  Deisy Baltodano

This week I went with Omar, Ely, Yovana and Josieto the first day of their school, Marco is still at home recovering but should be able to attend school soon! I also went with Jorlan, Marlon and Lucero to their first day of their school, it is fantastic to know that these children are finally getting the education they deserve and is rightfully theirrs! However at the school Senor de Milagros we encountered problems with Yovanaand Omar. The director told me (after I had brought all the equipment they need for the fourth grade) that actually they hadn’t finished two courses with good enough grades to be in the fourth grade. Therefore we would either have to pay for them to take an exam in both of these or they would have to repeat the third grade.

 I explained to the director that no one had informed us of this when we registered the children so in light of this it was their fault and we should not have to pay anything. Neither was it acceptable that the children would be repeating the third grade when we had just spent a lot of money on their school equipment for fourth grade! The school then compromised with me that they would give us a reduced price for the exams, but the children would have to take them and could not attend school and till they had done so. Yovanna and Omar have taken their mathematics exam and both passed, just communications to go…all fingers and toes crosses please!!!

We need also have some very sad news this week that the baby girl of one of the families has died. It is very tragic and shocking news and all our thoughts are with Senora Franisca and her family at this time.