Summer break is an excellent opportunity for Forum Foundation to offer workshops and training for our tutors. In early January 2023, Profesora Belkys Ruiz organized a special workshop for twenty-five of our tutors. During the five-day workshop, hosted at the Victor Perez Flores primary school, participants learned a variety of techniques and strategies to work […]

Richard  Maquiel Martinez Villarreta was born in the community of Union Santena. Like many students who receive Forum Foundation support, his community is far away from the schools that promise a brighter future. He remembers a teacher Noriel Guardado who encouraged him to continue his studies and first spoke to him about the opportunities Forum

Forum Foundation beneficiaries are united by their drive and resilience. They are lifelong learners that understand their responsibility. What is more many have shown they are eager to return and give back, sharing what they know, to inspire others.  Ossiris Alveo, a native of the Caimito Community, met the Forum Foundation thanks to Sandra Rodriguez,

The first time Evelyn Moran of Pozo Azul remembers hearing about the Forum Foundation was during one of the many visits made by Professor Elvia Martinez to the Jose de Los Reyes Vasquez School in Caimito.  It was there that Evelyn learned about the Foundation’s support programs. Although she was not a scholarship student at

Hailing from the community of La Sabana, in Penonome, Grayce was in her third year of high school when she met Profesora Elvia. “From the very first moment, when I heard Profesora Elvia talk about the Forum Academy and the opportunity it presented. I knew that it was an incredible opportunity, and I wasn’t wrong.”

I am from the community of La Trinidad, Las Lomas de La Pintada. My childhood and the place where I grew up was there in La Trinidad. While attending university I lived in Penonome.  I got to know the Foundation through Jean Mendoza from the Community of Jujucal For the Holy Week of 2017, in a

Dalis Reyes, is a fifth year Psychology student at the University of Panama. She is currently finishing her internship at Fundacion Unidos por la Ninez. In addition to her studies, Dalis is focused on her professional development. She is a kind and exceptional young woman with a different attitude towards life. She also enjoys painting

Hello! I am Dianelsa Mitzel Chirú Morales, I was born in the province of Coclé, specifically in Penonomé. I grew up in the community of Sofre, township of Pajonal, in a humble and hardworking family.  I attended primary school in the Simón Martínez Pérez school in Sofre and also completed the first cycle (Telebasica). I 

Exploring the future of education. Most students in Panama have finally been able to return to in-person classes. Still many are struggling to adjust, some have transferred to public education from private schools, and unfortunately too many have decided not to return. The 2022 school year is sure to be arduous, given that learning communities

“He who perseveres will succeed” This is one of the phrases that I have identified with the most during the pandemic.  I am pleased to share my achievements during the school year in which the pandemic continues, but I have continued to study unimpeded. At the end of the 2021 school year, I had the