Birthday: January 1, 2007 Sponsorship #: 2024-00-079M

Wendy is very bright seventeen year old senior at BGM High School. He lives with his parents, two brothers, and one sister in a small area called “Bwa Blan” near the village of Galette Chambon. He walks a long way to school every day, but he is very thankful to have a good school to go to and pursue his dreams of becoming a science teacher one day. His parents are share croppers in a large garden on the mountain. Neither one of them can read or write. They work very hard for very little money. Wendy has taught both of his parents how to write their name and read a little. They don’t have much time to learn though and they don’t really see the point, This makes Wendy sad because there are so many adults in his village that are like this. He wants to help change all of this for his village and help them become more educated. Wendy enjoys participating in a local youth organization called CLPGACH that meets monthly to discuss books they have read about their nation’s history, politics, and sociology. He has led several discussions on books he has read and he loves that his community of youth are trying to improve their understanding of society by having these discussions. Wendy’s favorite subjects are English and French. He hopes to one day go to college to study Science Education.