Here at Vittana, we talk a lot about the value of education. And while we may often ruminate on the intrinsic value of what we learned in college–the beauty of learning for learning’s sake–we also know know that simply having an education doesn’t let us pay our bills or (start to) pay back our student loans.
The same is just as true, if not more so, for our students in Nicaragua, Peru, and Paraguay. Vittana students go to school for a variety of reasons: to follow a passion, to make their families proud, to be an expert in their field. But, no matter what their passion or profession, every Vittana student sees their education as a means to one common goal: a well-paying job to support themselves and their families.
With that goal in mind, the team was thrilled to hear last week that Paraguayan student David Antonio Adorno Arriola had become the first Vittana student to land a job because of training paid through a Vittana loan! David’s passion is computer programming and he used his Vittana loan to pay for a short-course program that awarded him a programming certificate. The certificate made his resume much more marketable and he quickly found work after the program.
Upon finishing this program and with his new source of income, David Antonio decided that he wanted to continue his education and pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science. (Many university students in Paraguay attend night school and have to simultaneously work at full-time jobs to pay for their tuition.) Given Vittana’s technology roots, we think David is particularly awesome.
Congratulations David!
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