Helena: S734-SOP
November
2024
Helena was promoted to the first grade this year and continues to live with her mother. She shared that her favorite class is reading, and her love for books shines brightly in the classroom. According to her teacher, Helena is an outgoing and enthusiastic student who brings energy and positivity to every lesson. After school, Helena goes to the farm to help her mother with the day’s work. Despite the challenges of farm labor, she remains dedicated to her studies. In the evenings, Helena and her mother return home to cook, sharing their first meal of the day together at night. Helena’s hardworking nature, both at home and in school, is truly inspiring. She is a wonderful example of perseverance and determination, and we are so proud of the strides she is making in her education. Sponsored by: Julie Hunt
November
2023
Helena was promoted to kindergarten-2 this year and continues to live with her parents. She still wants to be a farmer when she grows up. Sponsored by: Julie Hunt
October
2022
This seven-year-old pre-kindergartner, Helena, wants to be an “agriculture” when she grows up. It is not often that we see children living in rural areas desiring to be agriculturists! Burdened with the harsh reality and constant chores of subsistence farming, most children want to get far away from earning a livelihood in agriculture. Helena seems to realize that improving agricultural techniques will account for great crop yields and thus more income for the family; moving the family from subsistence to profit making. Helena’s dad was laid off from his job and now has to provide for his family through subsistence farming. There was no money to send Helena to school and her father is thankful to GPA for the gift of a scholarship. Sponsored by: Julie Hunt
Photos of Helena Throughout The School Years:









