Zabdi Yaneth is a 15-year-old student who is in her first year of High School at the Instituto Nacional Francisco Menendez. She joined the program this year in January. Zabdi lives with her parents and older brother. Despite being a new member in the program,  Zabdi says that it has had a great impact to have obtained this scholarship. She believes that it is a great opportunity for her academic and personal improvement. She is enthusiastic about learning a lot from the social projects, and from working and cooperating with other FCE’s scholarship students. After graduating from high school, Zabdi would like to get a bachelor’s degree in English, education, or foreign languages. After finishing her university degree she would like to work in a school. One of her most important goals is to help her family and the community in any way she can.