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Elia del Valle Rodríguez Pérez
belongs to the Tucupita congregation of the Hermanas Terciarias Capuchinas de la Sagrada Familia. She feels a great love for the Warao indigenous children and cares about their well-being.
The indigenous children and adolescents are part of the Aseinc’s priorities. Our NGO promotes and defends the rights of indigenous peoples to receive a quality education with an inclusive and equitable approach. An education which provides them with the general knowledge and necessary skills to fully participate with equal conditions in their surroundings. It is well known that schooling opportunities for the child population of Venezuelan indigenous families remain scarce. Due to the high rates of poverty faced, indigenous peoples are constantly subjected to exclusion and hopelessness to enjoy a full life. Our program Nos Vemos en la Escuela (NVELE- See You Back in School), bases its actions on inclusive pedagogy to favor indigenous communities.Du-
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ring 2020, its execution in Delta Amacuro (where part of this indigenous community is located), threw very satisfactory results. The benefit reached more than 33 children and young people of the Warao ethnic group, between 5 and 14 years old, who belong to the Janokosebe community. This community is located on the national highway between the Agua Negra and Carapal of Tucupita sectors. Sister Elia del Valle Rodríguez Pérez, was born in the region 36 years ago and now belongs to the congregation of Hermanas Terciarias Capuchinas de la Sangrada Familia.
During seven months, Elia Rodríguez acted as a Community Facilitator for the NVELE program. With the onset of the pandemic, she sought a better way for the process of teaching: to continue teaching from the streets and through parents. She left behind behind all kinds of formalities. She decided to stand in the middle of the Yakerawitu Avenue with a poster in her hands, to communicate the activities that children had to develop at home.
Rodríguez is the deputy director of the Yakariyene school and has set her heart and her abilities to serve and bring hope to indigenous families.
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