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Featured artist, Balvina Huaytalla
There's one thing this Peruvian artist won't compromise. It's the very thing she didn't get when she was growing up.
Forced to drop out of school when she was just a child, this traditional arpillerÃÂÂa artisan has made her son's schooling her highest priority. She teaches us what happens when art supports education.
Alejando Chavez
From Peru
Enabling Education
One year away from his 50th birthday, Alejandro and his wife adopted a son, Jose, and a daughter, Carol, from their hometown. Today Alejandro continues to provide for the education of his children as well as his grandchild, who joined the family in 2018. Carol is studying accounting and Jose is at the police academy.
Asunta Pelaez
From Peru
Enabling Education
Asunta employs three single mothers in her workshop who support a total of six children, one with a disability. Asunta and the mothers rely on their sales for steady income to support themselves, their children and their children's education.
Balvina Huaytalla
From Peru
Enabling Education
Balvina has tried to have her son's father help with the cost of his education but he refuses. She struggles to cover the costs of her son's schooling. But she is deeply committed to paying for his education on her own through the sale of her handicrafts.
Diana Dewi
From Indonesia
Enabling Education
Before leaving her abusive marriage, Diana spent eight years as the sole provider for her family and also paid for her children's education through the sale of her wood crafts.
Tuniyaton
From Indonesia
Enabling Education
Tuniyaton's father passed away when she was born and her mother could only afford to send her to elementary school. As a single mother, Tuniyaton struggled to educate her own children and endured many hardships such as sleeping in an unused toilet as she journeyed by train to sell her leather goods. In spite of her difficulties, she succeeded in educating her children and giving them the opportunities she was denied.
Alexandre Costa
From Brazil
Enabling Education
Despite his financial difficulties, the education of his children is always a priority. He works extremely hard crafting gemstone sculptures to be able to provide the education for his three children.
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