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Our goal of sustainable livelihoods through education is being realised as our students become teachers and offer wider educational opportunities to members of their communities.

Students sharing their learning within their communities include Deylin Romero Blandon, Egna Rugama, Marlon Villareyna, and Nelvis Pinell.

Deylin Romero Blandon is the Director of the computer centre in El Cebollal. In 2010, classes in basic and advanced computer skills were taught by Yudith and Jaqueline Galeano.
The computers are powered by solar energy because there is no mains electricity in this area of the Miraflor Nature Reserve.

Deylin is very organised and the students are very satisfied with the classes. Forty six students graduated in 2009 and 29 in 2010.

In 2009 we bought two flat screen monitors and in 2010 we bought a new multi-purpose printer; we will soon need to replace some of the older computers.

Egna Rugama taught a basic computer skills class, in El Coyolito, where the computers are also powered by solar energy and Community members can recharge their phones andwatch television.

Now she teaches the computer classes in La Pita where the demand is greater, and it's closer to her new home. There are 5 flat screen computers there and a multi-purpose printer.

Youngsters in the community where Marlon Villareyna lives have asked him to give English
classes. Marlon is a busy community leader but will try to make time to meet this request.

In 2007, Deylin and Marlon, each spent between two and three months in the UK. For part of the time they attended a residentail English course. Both made the most of this opportunity and now Deylin teaches a small group in El Cebollal.
Click here to read what Deylin wrote after her course ended.

Nelvis Pinell started studying English at University in January 2009. She loves languages - and is good at them; she's started teaching in her community.
Arielka Torres started studying English at University in January 2010. She works at a farmstay for tourists - so we hope she's getting lots of practice!