Message from Gabriel

Message from Gabriel in Bogata.

"Members of your Partner Rotary Club Bogota Suba and students of the Program of Scholarships for Technical and Technological studies art SENA, send you our greetings and best wishes for your success in all the projects and activities you develop with a special spirit of solidarity.

Dear Angus, I tell you, we had our meeting with the students last Sunday April 30, 17. Ten students with some parents.  I invited parents of students in order to explain them about ROTARY and special, about our Partner Rotary Club of Adelaide Light. Also, I took the opportunity to talk to the young students, important aspect of the life in family. You know that one of the most serious problems of the communities with vulnerability are the continuous conflicts at the interior of the families. For that reason, I think, it is necessary to explain to our young students how to live without any difficulties.

At the same time I took through a questionnaire a profile of the students who have these scholarships. A synthesis of it:

All are single, average of age: 19, some work in little familial business. Six students are studying Administration, others study:  Graphic Design (2), Accounting and Mechanic, their childhood and youth were spent at home with some economic difficulties. All of them have the confidence of going to the University as soon as they finish at SENA. At the end of the studies, all of them want to have a good position as professionals or to organize their own company.

Concerning the benefits of their Scholarships, students answer that it has been an excellent help since not all have the help of their own families. The most of the resources that they receive quarterly are destined to the payment of urban transport, stationery, some food and photocopies".