Students

Seyner Chavez:
Seyner was born in the rural province of Cañete. His family moved to Lima in 1999. Like many others, they were seeking to provide an education and a better future for their children. Seyner has two brothers, one is eight and the other is three years old. He is planning to be an engineer. PEI was not the first non-profit to recognize the Seyner's talents. The Manuela Ramos Movement, a Peruvian NGO focusing women's sexual health chose Seyner to be a sexual health educator for his peers. During the last few years, Seyner was educated on often taboo subjects and held workshops in his school, educating students about their reproductive health. When asked what he would say to the president of Peru if he had five minutes, Seyner responded, "I would ask that he tell the Peruvian youth to become educated before they consider making sexual decisions." He is a passionate fan of the Alianza Lima soccer team and is also an accomplished player himself. He is attending Nuestra Señora de la Merced, a prestigious school that will help get him to one of the colleges of his chosing.

Aldo Ramos:
Aldo was born in Manchay, a poor section of Lima. Ciriano, Aldo's father and his mother, Sara, were displaced and moved to Lima fifteen years ago. Both parents were fleeing the conflict in the mountain town of Chinamamba in the province of Angarais. Ciriano's parents were killed by the Shining Path, a Maoist terrorist organization that controlled large portion's of the Andes while fighting against the Peruvian government. Ciriano and one of his sisters (of nine) moved to Lima to pursue a better life where he met Aldo's mother. Because Sara's tumultuous adolescence didn't allow her to achieve basic literacy, Aldo has been pushed to achieve in school. Aldo's father belives so much in education that he has actually taken to being Aldo's study partner, regularly following Aldo's classes from the materials he brings him. Aldo has decided that he wants to be an civil engineer, a profession partially inspired by his concern over the environmental effects of overcrowding in Manchay. When asked what issue he is most concerned about, Aldo has spoken firmly about the necessity of Lima to invest in environmental cleaning plans and for the expansion of the water system in such an arid part of the city. Aldo has taken up chess and is a large supporter of Alianza Lima with Reimond Manco being his favorite footballer. He is attending El Colegio de Los Ingenieros Carlos Lissón Beingolea.