Finishing school

Aldana lives in the community of Huarrago, in the province of Cutervo. She was born with childhood cerebral palsy. When the people in charge of the Community Program met her in 2013, Aldana was five years old, but she couldn't walk and didn't have much sensitivity in her legs.

Her mother, Angela, is a woman with courage, like her whole family. As soon as we taught her the exercises for her daughter, she set out to do them every day. In addition, she sought information from other places, was always aware of her diet and spent many hours on the improvement of her daughter's condition.

In these nine years, Aldana learned to walk, first with a walker, then with sticks and today she manages to move alone in short stretches. But that is not the only achievement: thanks to the support of many hardworking teachers, Aldana also attended the Kindergarten of her community and in December 2019 she finished primary school.

Doña Ángela is currently the Coordinator of the Network's Community Program and we all learn from her perseverance, strength and decision.

For us, Aldana's story is an example to follow.