Scholarship changes family’s future in rural Argentina
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Daniela Gatti, an 18-year-old from Misiones Province in Argentina, is studying to become an English teacher thanks to a scholarship that helped her family afford her secondary education.
Daniela grew up on a tobacco farm with her parents and brother, attending a small primary school four kilometers from her home.
When it was time for high school, the nearest option required her to live at a boarding school 50 kilometers away, a move her parents made despite their own hardship and Daniela’s initial distress. The family faced challenges common to rural communities in Misiones, including distance, limited school options, and economic hardship. Of the 40 students who started Daniela’s high school year, only six graduated.
A scholarship from the NGO Conciencia helped cover the costs of Daniela’s lodging and supplies, easing the financial burden on her parents, who also now support her brother’s secondary education. Daniela now lives alone in El Soberbio while pursuing her teaching degree. Her parents, Héctor and Marina Gatti, both had limited schooling themselves and prioritize their children’s education, hoping to provide them with opportunities they didn’t have.
They see Daniela’s perseverance as a source of pride, and are grateful for the support that made her progress possible.
