The Facts

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

22
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.

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