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| From April through June, 2006, we will be supporting Bahia Street a non-profit girls school which seeks to end the cycle of poverty in the shantytowns of Salvador, Brazil. Here you can read about the urban slums of Brazil, Bahia Street's wonderful, and success stories from some of the girls they've helped. | ||
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Bahia Street's oldest girls are beginning to reach university age, and two of Bahia Street’s original students are going to university!
Daza, another of the early girls to join Bahia Street, passed the university exam this year on her first try with marks high enough to allow her to attend Salvador’s federal university. These federal universities are the most difficult to gain admittance, but they are free if one gets in. So, Daza is this month beginning her first year at the Federal University of Bahia in Communications.
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Juliana was orphaned as a young child. Her sister, who raised her, survived by selling pizzas on the street. Despite her difficult circumstances, Juliana has shown tremendous determination and success. In 2005, Juliana became the first alumna of Bahia Street to pass the Vestibular for entrance to university. She also received a coveted scholarship to cover all costs, one of only five scholarships the university gave that year.
Bahia Street is a long term investment in people, and they are now beginning to see the wonderful and concrete results of their work. They currently have 50 girls in their program. The work that they’re doing will change the lives of these girls forever.