American Society of El Salvador

The American Society Corporate Scholarship Donors have enabled our organization to help many children through scholarships.

A+ Level:

• RASA 
• Western Union
  
• Hilton Hotel Princess
  

Some of our Scholarship Recipient Stories

Your generous contribution goes to helping underprivileged Salvadorean children. We provide much needed funds to exceptional students who would, otherwise, find it very difficult to continue their studies, thereby contributing to the future well being, not only of them and their families but also of their entire communities, thereby contributing to the development of our host country.

María del Rosario Hernández' story:

I have been Maria’s English teacher since March of this year. She is one of the most consistent and highest performing students in her class. Though shy, she sits at the front of the classroom so that I can hear her when she speaks up, which she often does when she knows the correct answer to a question. Sometimes I catch her giving the right answer to someone else who will then tell me.
According to the 2005 poverty map, Torola is the poorest municipality in the country. And of Torola’s four cantons, El Progreso, where Maria lives, is the poorest. The poverty is evident in the conditions at the school. The students are not required to purchase textbooks. The school was originally built for first through sixth grade, and now houses kindergarten through eighth grade, with ninth grade being added for next year. Kindergarten meets in the director’s office, fifth and sixth grades had to be combined, and eighth grade meets in an outdoor classroom without lights, walls, or a floor. 
There are eight people living in Maria’s household. Her two older siblings both attend university in San Miguel, and come home for the weekends. They work part-time to be able to afford tuition, and receive help from the rest of the family as well. Maria has an older brother in ninth grade and a younger sister in fourth. Her father has some health issues, and as a result is not always able to take care of the family’s acre and a half of land where they plant corn and beans. Most of the economic support the family receives is redirected to the two university students. Maria says that if she does not receive a scholarship for the coming year, the money it would cost for her to continue going would go to her older siblings instead. -- Lee Shaver, PC Volunteer

Contact Us

Please send us an email to become involved with our scholarship program or if you have any questions.

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We work together with Edubecas and the Peace Corps Volunteers to find,contact our scholarship recipients and administer the scholarships.