Nicaragua Needs One of These

I'm talking about a woman.

One woman in particular.

Her name is Camila Vallejo.

And she lives in Chile.

Camila Vallejo

She's one of the leaders of a Chilean student protest movement.

Their issue: fair access to a quality education.

It seems that Ms. Vallejo and some like-minded young people just got fed up with the inaccessibilty of Chile's educational system.

And they're doing something about it.

Well, more than something.

The New York Times writes that their protests, occupations, and strikes have "paralyzed the country and shattered Chile’s image as Latin America’s greatest political and economic success story."

As we know, Nicaragua is no economic success story. (Some might even say that it is the reverse. But that is beside the point.)

What matters is that the same social problem -- educational inequality -- is firmly entrenched here, too.

It's BECA's cause.

In the long term, I believe that BECA's challenge runs deeper than rewarding serious students with scholarships.

Let's level the playing field!

And I think it would really help to have a young, charismatic Nicaraguan Camila (or Juan) here to lead the charge.

BECA graduates, are you reading this?

The nose ring isn't obligatory. :)