Meet Jennifer Santiago (Philippines) - A grandfather's love and a dream for a better future

Orphaned at a young age, Jennifer and her sister were raised mostly by her grandfather. A former manual laborer, her grandfather supported Jennifer and her sister from his meager monthly pension. He saw she had talent and encouraged Jennifer to stay in school and not drop out in order to make money to support the family. Remote schooling during the pandemic was nearly ruinous, the cost of a data plan to download courses being too much of a financial burden for the family to bear. Thanks to the U-GO scholarship, Jennifer was able to stay in school and is now on her way to becoming a science teacher. She dreams of helping other girls like herself, while earning a good income to help give a better life for her sister and her loving grandfather.