Mery, a driving force behind Sustainable Ventanilla

I'd like to introduce you to Mery. She is a biologist and she has worked as a biology teacher for 18 years.
First impression, you can tell by her smile that she is a warm and kind person.
Getting to know her, you will find that she is also very humble and finds it hard to talk about herself. So being true to Mery's sweet nature, I will let the pictures do most of the speaking.
I like this Christmas picture of her.
Mery has lived in Ventanilla for 44 years, so for most of her life she has been a part of the people of Ventanilla.
To help you understand Mery's passion (our passion) to help the people of Ventanilla, you must first learn about Ventanilla.
If you go to Wikipedia, there isn't much (in English) about Ventanilla. We learn that the District of Ventanilla is the largest district of the constitutional Province of Callao (Peru) and the second in population. That doesn't tell us much though does it?
Ventanilla may be the largest district in the Callao Province, but geographically it is disjointed and disorganized. Although it has gone through many economic, political, cultural, social and urban changes (just to name a few). Many have been poorly executed or totally unplanned. Ventanilla is a poor district, made up of a mostly poor population.
As the population grows, so does the levels of environmental contamination. It has grown to the point that the District can't keep up with cleaning it all up. There is not enough in the budgets of this poor district to retroactively clean up after everyone. Out of this knowledge is where Sustainable Ventanilla was truly born..
Some think, "What can one or two people really do to make a difference?" Well, This didn't stop Wolf or Mery. You see Wolf (now living in North America) reached across an ocean to help Mery make a difference in South America.
Hands out stretched in help and love can make a difference that can't be measured in gold or silver.


Mery enjoys working hard to protect our planet.
She says, "I think that education is a great way to form good habits for caring for the planet."
She has proven that time and again by giving "Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream" Symposiums and implementing environmental education in the school where she teaches.
Mery is an inspiration, not only to those who know her, but also those that see the work that she does. She is empowering children to make a difference. They are not just learning lessons from a book, they are seeing how actions can bring about change. Mery is not only teaching them that they can make a difference, she is also leading by example.

Mery --- Biólogo , Profesor, Ambientalista.. Despertar del sueño de un Sustaninable Ventanilla.
Thank you Mery for your drive and dedication.