Growing up in a marginalized community in Ecuador, Darla, 17, says that she frequently faced gender bias in response to her interest in soccer and her desire to learn more about computing. Both interests, she adds, remain dominated by men in her community and are still often considered “not appropriate” for women.
Like so many of our sponsored young women, Darla found the support she needed from peers, CI staff and others to help her overcome such hurdles and gain confidence to achieve her goals. Continuing to pursue her passion for computing, she and four other sponsored youth earned scholarships by winning a national contest.
See Darla’s story and hear why she considers Children International a second family.
Comments
cascalise
Jul 22, 2024
To know our sponsorship is improving lives is all that matters. It is worth it! Great to see. I consider my sponsored child a part of "my family" as well.
Sihle_d6691
Aug 9, 2024
This is amazing! It's really great to see that CI is making such an impact on the societies in which it functions. When I saw her showing the younger boy the computer, I thought, "this is also important for him to witness." Honestly, this is major and I am rooting for Darla going forward. I'm expecting big things 🤗 #inspirador
saragabo
Sep 21, 2024
Wonderful to see CI making such a difference in not only the lives of the sponsored children but also in their families and society. What an inspiration!
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