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expand job opportunities FOR CI KIDS

Give more CI kids opportunities to change their lives for good.

Your gift pays for scholarships and Career Readiness programs that provide CI kids with the skills and experience they need for stable, long-term employment.

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Save some money. Study hard. Achieve your dream! Simple, right?

But life is not that easy for kids like Fanny in Colombia.

Since she was a little girl with pig-tail braids and a shy smile, Fanny had a dream:
to “save lives” and work in the medical field.

Fanny’s life was definitely not simple

1. Her father, a farmer, earned less than $10 a day.
2. She faced discrimination because she’s female.
3. She was at risk for gang-related violence and sexual exploitation.
4. As an unskilled teen, she faced twice the unemployment rate of unskilled adults — all fighting for the worst jobs available.
But Fanny had 4 things in her favor

1. She was an excellent student.
2. She had a talent for science.
3. She had the foundational support from CI on which to build a solid future.
4. Bonus! She qualified for and earned a HOPE* scholarship from CI.

*Helping Overcome Poverty through Education

Fanny, age 10

That extra financial aid allowed Fanny to begin studies as a nursing assistant. Eventually, she wants to work in occupational health. Maybe as a doctor. She says she wants to make her family proud and help her community.

Discover why we’ve got such faith in this dedicated young woman!

Read her essay

Make a donation to support CI’s HOPE scholarships and Career Readiness programs!

Help more kids like Fanny

HOPE scholarships

Help pay for extra education when a family can’t afford it, such as vocational training and post-secondary school (including tuition, books and transportation)
Career Readiness programs

Teens learn job skills, practice writing résumés, participate in mock interviews, get career counseling and vocational training and begin the path out of poverty!