BECA has two scholarship steps in its program: first, CURSO UNO and, second, INTENSIVA.
We are often asked "why"?
BECA is about giving educational opportunities to Nicaraguans who cannot afford to go to school.
Indeed, this sounds very well and good, but the challenging part comes when we have to select scholarship candidates.
Enter CURSO UNO.
If a person has a high school education and is impoverished, we at BECA feel they deserve an opportunity to prove themselves.
CURSO UNO gives them that. It is an introductory computer course that lasts three months. We tell them that if they attend class, apply themselves in their studies, and do a social project in their community, they earn the right to apply for a second "intensive" scholarship which is more substantial.
And because CURSO UNO is only $60 -- yes $60 for a three month, 120 hour computer course! -- we think it is a very cost-effective way of screening candidates.
The rest is up to them.
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