Eulalia Castro
John Brown University
Class of 2010
Eulalia Castro was raised in the largest garbage dump in Central America, a mountain of trash covering nearly 60 acres in Guatemala City. Her family is among the 8,000 who call the dump home, depending on the cardboard, plastic, scrap metal and food within it to sustain life. Through the Students In Free Enterprise program at John Brown University, she started an organization known as Chosen People of Guatemala to begin routing food and educational opportunities to residents of the dump. Since graduation, Castro has focused her efforts on turning Chosen People into an accredited non-profit organization to lead her community out of the cycle of poverty.
Sharon Hurtarte
University of the Ozarks
Class of 2012
Sharon Hurtarte always dreamed about going to another country – perhaps the United States – to learn another language, experience a different culture and open her mind to new ideas. That dream came true through the Walton International Scholarship Program, as she is working toward her business degree at University of the Ozarks. While she's still trying to identify a specific focus area, Hurtarte said she has been inspired to open her own company in Guatemala some day. She's determined to create good jobs in an environment that encourages the kind of open-minded thinking she's experienced on campus.
"Getting the call about receiving a Walton International Scholarship was one of my happiest days ever, because now I felt like I could really do something." – Sharon Hurtarte
Farley Miron
Harding University
Class of 2010
Growing up in a garbage dump in Guatemala, Farley Miron learned at an early age not to take anything for granted. He certainly made good on his opportunity in the Walton International Scholarship Program, becoming the first member of his family to earn a college degree. Miron also earned his way onto a short list of students to be accepted directly into the Walmart Executive Management Training Program.
"I had these dreams growing up, but there weren't many resources available to someone growing up in the conditions where I was. WISP changed all of that for me." – Farley Miron