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High School Scholarships - Ecuador 2010

With many families on the coastal towns, paying for an education is not an option. To go to high school, the children must have books, supplies, shoes, uniforms and transportation. Without these, they cannot go.
Stephanie searches for the best deal on school uniforms in the town of Playas, Ecuador.
Carrie counts materials and divides the supplies between backpacks for boys and girls, making sure everyone gets everything they need for the 2010-2011 year.
Our tiny hotel room was overrun with supplies. Stephanie tries to make some sense of it all.
Finally, organization achieved! Each student gets a notebook for each subject, uniforms for class and for gym, shoes, pencils, pens, loose-leaf paper, rulers, markers, erasers, toothpaste and a toothbrush.
Shoes shopping. One list. Many sizes.
We held a town-wide meeting at our $4/night hotel, basically to save us a lot of time. We explained the importance of education, homework, grades and taking care of school supplies and materials to the 17 children who would soon be starting school.
Alvaro with his new supplies. His mother is ill and cannot get out of bed. He has skeletal deformities and although its tougher for him than the other kids to get around, he always has this same sweet smile.
Many of these children had not been in school for awhile due to financial difficulties.
Kleber shows off his cool new backpack and shoes.
The new students are thankful to be able to go to school and promise to do well as we stress the importance of it.
Carrie and Stephanie receive recognition and thank-yous from the town leaders in the form of seashell necklaces, handmade wall hangings and a speech read by one of the students!

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