One journey, in her own words
The Sacred Grove provides safe housing, education, and medical care to women rebuilding their lives. The timeline below records eighteen months of progress for one woman in our program, in her own words.
The foundation has helped me change my life in ways I never imagined. Their support helped me become independent and start a new life in Lima, where I was able to continue my university studies. It has also helped me with my mental health, my overall health, my jaw surgery, obtaining my visa, and many other important things that would have been very difficult to afford on my own. Without this help, I honestly don’t know where I would be today, because many of the opportunities I have now would not have been possible for me. Their support has given me much more than financial aid: it has given me security, hope, opportunities, and the chance to build a better future.
From the bottom of my heart, I am deeply grateful because the foundation has given me the opportunity to feel safe, move forward, and build a better life for myself.
Where the path begins
January 2025
- I moved to a safe place in Lima to begin my university studies.
February 2025
- I learned how to drive and earned my driver's license.
March 2025
- I had an eye examination and got my glasses.
March 2025
- I began studying Clinical Laboratory & Pathological Anatomy at university.
April 2025
- I started orthodontic treatment with braces.
April 2025
- I began psychological therapy.
April 2025
- I was diagnosed with a mild form of leukemia.
June 2025
- I continued my studies while working in a clinical laboratory.
July 2025
- I earned my technical degree in Clinical Laboratory & Pathological Anatomy.
July 2025
- I completed my leukemia treatment and was fully in remission.
August 2025
- My student visa was approved.
September to December 2025
- I studied English at the University of Colorado Denver.
January to June 2026
- I returned to Peru to continue my university studies.
- I began the planning process for my orthognathic surgery.
February 2026
- I got a scooter from the foundation to help me get to work and class more easily.
July 2026
- I completed my pre-surgery medical exams.
- I underwent orthognathic surgery, and everything went well.
Her studies and recovery are ongoing.