All families of our students are unable to help financially as they have sporadic income or are very poor. University Fellowships through DVI cost $100 per student, per month. Fellowships can be shared between several sponsorship families, churches, businesses, or other groups.
There are currently 4 graduates: a doctor and 3 teachers. Yosenny, Estefani, Deiana, are all employed. Prudencia found a part time job teaching. Jobs are hard to find.
Enmanuel is currently being sponsored for English classes. He is married with a child and teaches sport and other subjects at school.
Alfred is currently being sponsored for English classes. He is the driver for our school kids and occasional substitute teacher. He also works as a barber.
Perla is a single mom with a young child. She is studying languages at the university of Puerto Plata in order to be a language teacher. She works as a hairdresser.
Braundy will graduate from Law School at the end of 2024. He works to support himself and his parents and goes to university for evening classes 6 days a week.
Elias is taking accounting & commerce at University of Santiago. He works all day to support himself and his grandma, who is also supported by DVI, and attends night classes. On weekends he pastors a small poor church outside the city.
Meet our current students who are in need of a sponsor
Half Sponsored
Braundy Anibal, the nephew of pastora Ramona. He is in Puerto Plata university.
New Student
Braundy Perez is in his last year of law school. He works during the day, goes to university in Puerto Plata at night and then studies until 2 AM.
New Student
Elias Veras is in his first year of accounting in the university of Santiago. He lives with his grandmother and the 2 are sponsored as a family.