Lorena Herrera

Lorena is a preschool teacher, clinical psychology student, and community activist, supporting her community on issues related to education and support for victims of natural disasters. Having been assigned by the Ministry of Education to teach at a primary school four hours from her home, Lorena better understands the challenges faced by teachers working in rural community schools and the impact that being remote has on access to resources and education.  

Lorena is passionate about supporting her students and during the pandemic, she visited her students at their homes to ensure that they were progressing in their studies. Lorena is concerned about the high rates of school absenteeism and malnutrition among students. She looks forward to working with her community to overcome obstacles and improve the quality of education.

“I am a woman willing to make a change in my community by promoting education despite the difficulties of access to the community, as well as the physical risk that we run daily as women by traveling far to receive it. It gives me great satisfaction to be able to teach the little ones with vocation and love.”