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.
Ariany is starting university in Puerto Plata in the winter semester January 2025 and wants to study psychology in order to help people.
This is her dream.
Elias is studying accounting at the O & M University in Santiago. He is also pastoring a poor church in the countryside, but cannot support his grandmother plus pay tuition. His parents died when he was a child, and he and his 3 sisters were raised by their illiterate grandmother. DVI has helped this family for many years.
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 graduated from from Law School in December 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.