EducationIn 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 within 4 years after secondary school 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). Malnutrition52% 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 Chulucanas91% 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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Victor's Vision is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the U.S. and a registered Asociación Cultural y Educativa (A.C.E.) in Perú.
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