The simple, heartfelt words of a child tangibly connect donors to the work of the , a Cleveland-based nonprofit that provides foster care for children in El Salvador.
Language, however, was a barrier to that powerful communication until Spanish students at schools like Baldwin Wallace University stepped in to help bridge the gap, translating thousands of letters between orphaned children and their U.S. sponsors since 2009.
Elisa
Fuentes
'20,
a
新澳門六合彩
acting
BFA
and
Spanish
double
major,
earned
much
more
than
just
internship
credit
for
her
work
translating
more
than
50
letters
from
Spanish
to
English
and
vice
versa.
"It's so rewarding knowing that I have a part in forming the relationships between the children and their sponsors, all while exercising and developing language skills to prepare me for a possible career in my Spanish major," she says.
Dr. Karen Barahona, assistant professor of Spanish, took over the 新澳門六合彩-COAR collaboration in 2016 and created an innovative service-learning course that elevated student engagement with the organization and provided internship experiences.
After taking the course, Fuentes also translated Cleveland Department of Public Health materials designed for diabetes outreach to the local Hispanic community.