For Xiomara Martínez Parra, education has meant balancing work, family, and university—and continuing to look toward what comes next. Xiomara, 32, is from Salcedo, Dominican Republic. She studied Accounting at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), completing her degree while navigating responsibilities that extended far beyond the classroom. “One of the most difficult challenges has been having to work while studying,” she says. Her university years also coincided

The Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation recently gathered in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, for the Second Annual Rosario’s Initiative Scholarship Celebration, recognizing the determination and accomplishments of the young women at the … Continue reading Rosario’s Initiative Celebrates Young Women Pursuing Higher Education in Salcedo