Elicia's story is powerful for partners and donors interested in women's empowerment and specialized education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Pioneer in Science:<\/strong> Can a woman from Chajul be an expert in physics and mathematics? Mar\u00eda Elicia proved that the answer is a resounding YES. She was one of the first five Filantropis scholarship recipients in 2012 and today is one of the very few certified teachers in these fields in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Real Specialization:<\/strong> Elicia broke the cycle of generalist education, bringing scientific rigor to the Chajul Night Institute and organizing the town's first science fair. La historia de Elicia es poderosa para socios y donantes interesados en el empoderamiento femenino y la educaci\u00f3n especializada. Una […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-becas_u"],"yoast_head":"\nTransforming Local Education:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Youth in Charge:<\/strong> In addition to her teaching work, Elicia coordinates the Administrative and Financial area of \u200b\u200bFilantropis, breaking the prejudice that young people cannot manage complex organizations.
\u25cf The Legacy of a \"Change Agent\":<\/strong> For Elicia, being a Change Agent means not settling for the status quo. Today, she especially inspires the girls of Chajul to not be afraid of numbers and to see university as an achievable goal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"