Juvy was only around 9 years old when his father died from compressor diving. His mother had to make him stop his studies. He has three younger sisters and he is the only one interested in school. We included him in our scholarship program so he could continue his studies. He once dropped out. Discouraged, he just felt lazy or just thought he would just fail. But he decided to study again and is grateful that we accepted him back and he is finally graduating this year (senior high school) and will be heading towards college.
Now at 22, he also became one of our volunteers at the Lighthouse Learning Center helping in our tutorials, food packing and distribution, etc. He gets some monetary allowance which he would usually give all to his mother. He said, “Because of that, we are able to slowly repair our small house. I'm thankful. I’m also praying that I could proceed to college. I am very grateful to my sponsors who have been helping me since I became a Badjao Bridge scholar many years ago.”
