{"id":8956,"date":"2017-09-06T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T11:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=8956"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T15:11:01","slug":"realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\/","title":{"rendered":"Realising our potential: scholars in profile &#8211; Lucia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>In coastal communities in the southwest of Madagascar only one in three children go to school, and most do not make it beyond primary level. Our <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/education\/\"><b>education programme<\/b><\/a><b> has been supporting young people in the Velondriake area for over 10 years, and to mark this achievement we\u2019re releasing a series of student profiles. Each profile will share the inspiring story of a student who has benefitted from the financial support of a <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/support\/sponsor\/\"><b>Blue Ventures scholarship<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucia was one of the first students to receive a Blue Ventures scholarship when the education programme was launched in 2007. With continued support from Blue Ventures, she\u2019s now studying geography at the University of Toliara, and during her recent break we found some time to catch up. She\u2019s always been incredibly hard working, and is really enjoying the new challenge that university brings. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favourite subjects are marine hydrology and environment, and I think I\u2019m exceeding at them<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d she told me.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 373px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 270px; height: 377px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\/lucia-at-bv-office-in-toliara\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8960\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-at-BV-office-in-Toliara.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"771,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490802210&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucia at BV office in Toliara\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-at-BV-office-in-Toliara-255x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-at-BV-office-in-Toliara-345x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-at-BV-office-in-Toliara-266x373.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"373\" align=\"left\" title=\"Lucia at BV office in Toliara\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 266px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 266\/373;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Lucia at the Blue Ventures office in Toliara<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 625px; height: 377px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\/lucia-in-her-classroom-at-university\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8961\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-in-her-classroom-at-university.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,649\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucia in class at the University of Toliara\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-in-her-classroom-at-university-594x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-in-her-classroom-at-university-745x448.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-in-her-classroom-at-university-621x373.jpg\" width=\"621\" height=\"373\" align=\"left\" title=\"Lucia in class at the University of Toliara\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 621px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 621\/373;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Lucia in class at the University of Toliara<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8959\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8959\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8959 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia's house in Toliara\" width=\"1080\" height=\"835\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara-84x65.jpg 84w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara-462x357.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara-625x483.jpg 625w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/House-in-Toliara-300x232.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/835;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia&#8217;s house in Toliara<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember when I first joined Blue Ventures, she was one of the girls that stood out from the others as she was always volunteering at the office and helping out with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/unrivaled-a-celebration-day-for-the-girls-club-of-andavadoaka\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girls Club<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She\u2019s not the most talkative, but when she does speak, she shows a lot of confidence and a determined character. Life hasn\u2019t always been easy for Lucia, but she\u2019s a tough girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI cannot exactly remember when and why, but my parents got divorced when I was very young. If you asked relatives and friends, you\u2019d hear various reasons for their separation. As for me, I simply say that my dad found another woman, but he is my dad and will always stay my dad. He used to give me a little bit of money when we met each other on the street, and I appreciate that!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was no surprise to me to hear that she\u2019d been elected the treasurer of the Vezo Students\u2019 Association at the University of Toliara. I\u2019d seen her capacity for leadership when she used to help out the Andavadoaka Girls Club, and prior to that when she was the President of the Morombe Girls Club and treasurer of the Tsontso Environmental Club. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organising and leading sessions for those clubs are definitely my favourite memories from that time,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she reminisced. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThrough the clubs, we could all support and help each other in our studies, and it was important for me to encourage the girls to keep on studying. I asked them to think about what they were going to do in the future and to hold on to that!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 321px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 484px; height: 325px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\/lucia-helping-out-during-a-group-work-with-the-girls-club-in-2015-shes-with-the-purple-top-standing\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8964\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-helping-out-during-a-group-work-with-the-girls-club-in-2015-shes-with-the-purple-top-standing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445447876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucia (purple top on the right) helping out with the Girls Club in 2015.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-helping-out-during-a-group-work-with-the-girls-club-in-2015-shes-with-the-purple-top-standing-535x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-helping-out-during-a-group-work-with-the-girls-club-in-2015-shes-with-the-purple-top-standing-723x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-helping-out-during-a-group-work-with-the-girls-club-in-2015-shes-with-the-purple-top-standing-480x321.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" align=\"left\" title=\"Lucia (purple top on the right) helping out with the Girls Club in 2015.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/321;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Lucia (purple top on the right) helping out with the Girls Club in 2015.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 411px; height: 325px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/realising-potential-scholars-profile-lucia\/lucia-gettin-ready-to-lead-the-dance-for-the-festival-shes-in-the-middle-with-the-black-bolero\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8963\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-gettin-ready-to-lead-the-dance-for-the-festival-shes-in-the-middle-with-the-black-bolero.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452959514&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucia leading the dance for a festival (middle black bolero)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-gettin-ready-to-lead-the-dance-for-the-festival-shes-in-the-middle-with-the-black-bolero-453x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-gettin-ready-to-lead-the-dance-for-the-festival-shes-in-the-middle-with-the-black-bolero-612x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-gettin-ready-to-lead-the-dance-for-the-festival-shes-in-the-middle-with-the-black-bolero-407x321.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"321\" align=\"left\" title=\"Lucia leading the dance for a festival (middle black bolero)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 407px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 407\/321;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Lucia leading the dance for a festival.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8962\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8962\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8962 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes.jpg\" alt=\"A Girls Club cooking session.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"721\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes-97x65.jpg 97w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes-535x357.jpg 535w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes-723x483.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Lucia-during-a-cooking-session-with-the-Girlsclub-she-with-the-pink-shirt-holding-the-pancakes-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/721;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Girls Club cooking session.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8965\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8965\" class=\"wp-image-8965 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara-462x357.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia cooking early in the morning.\" width=\"360\" height=\"278\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara-462x357.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara-84x65.jpg 84w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara-625x483.jpg 625w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/09\/Cooking-place-in-Toliara.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 360px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 360\/278;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia cooking early in the morning.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While she was awaiting the results of her university entrance exam, Lucia used to wake up early in order to cook \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bokoboko<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d (small breakfast snacks) and soup. I would often see her on the street selling them before then going to volunteer at the Blue Ventures office. This hard work paid off, because she was able to use the money she\u2019d saved to supplement Blue Ventures\u2019 support in funding her university expenses the next year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucia has always been the first to help others in their studies, and we wish her all the best in her own going forwards. Without the financial support she\u2019s received over her years of schooling, her current situation would not have been possible, and she asked me to pass this message on to all supporters of the Education programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would like to thank those who have supported my studies throughout these years. I know I would never have been able to study and earn my baccalaureate and get into university if I hadn\u2019t been supported by a Blue Ventures scholarship. May God bless you for what you have done!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Lucia is just one example of over 500 former Blue Ventures scholarship beneficiaries, but there are many more young people in the Velondriake area who are financially unable to continue their education.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>An education provides these young people with future livelihood alternatives beyond fishing, and the majority of students wish to use the skills and knowledge they\u2019ve acquired through years of study to give back to the communities that have done so much for them.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>With a donation of \u00a35 per month or \u00a350 per year, you can <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/support\/sponsor\/\"><b>support a high school student<\/b><\/a><b> for an entire year, allowing them to realise their full potential and advance marine conservation within their communities.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thank you.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to Amanda Millin for editorial support with this blog.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All photos from Feno Hanitriniala.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucia was one of the first students to receive a Blue Ventures scholarship when the education programme was launched in 2007. 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