The Facts

100%
graduation rate from secondary school
(local average: 47%)

20
graduates attending post-secondary institutions

88%
post-secondary placement within 1 year of graduation
(local average: 9%)

100%
of paid staff are Peruvians from the Chulucanas community

20%
of students are from single-parent or no-parent households

74%
of Victor’s Vision students have just one working parent

9:1
student to teacher ratio

76
students supported annually

Education

In the Piura region of Peru, just 62% of students graduate from secondary school and only 21% attend an institution of higher education. In rural parts of the region, places like Chulucanas, the graduation rate is lowered to 47% and higher education attendance amongst 18-22 years olds drops to just 9% (Unesco.com 2016).

Over 60% of 6th grade students in the Piura region are at least one grade level behind in communication arts in school (UNICEF 2016).

88% of 11th graders in Piura are performing below the basic level for their grade level in mathematics (UNICEF 2016).

Malnutrition

52% of children between the ages of 6-9 are malnourished in the Piura region of Peru. (UNICEF 2016)

Every child receives a balanced meal each day that he or she attends Victor's Vision programming.

Life outside of Chulucanas

91% of Victor's Vision students had never traveled outside of Chulucanas before joining the program. Furthermore, 97% of Victor's Vision students had never traveled outside of the Piura region of Peru.

Want to learn about Victor's Vision on just one page? Download and share our Fact Sheet!

Download Victor's Vision Fast Facts