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Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Inspirational woman in need for help to fund her studies

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Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Help me finish my bachelors in Engineering

Inspirational woman in need for help to fund her studies

Inspirational woman in need for help to fund her studies

Inspirational woman in need for help to fund her studies

Inspirational woman in need for help to fund her studies

Vivian Torres
Vivian Torres
Vivian Torres
Vivian Torres
1 Campaign |
Geelong, Australia
$830 USD 6 backers
2% of $40,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

My Story

My name is Vivian Torres and I need help to be able to fund my university studying in order to be who I want to be.


Since I can remember I have been wanting to study Engineering. I used to play with my dad's electronics devices, try to fix everything that was broken, pull apart all sort of things, fix the Christmas lights, the broken printers and many others things. I was just born to do it.


I was born in Colombia (South America) and proud of it, a country that as beautiful and inspiring as it is, it's also full of tough and heart-breaking stories, some of which, I, myself had to experience. They were all very hard lessons through which I, grew a better person.


I arrived in Australia in 2009 aged 17, thanks to an unmeasurable sacrifice from my family. I was leaving my family for the first time to come to a wonderful land where I had no family and no one I knew. I arrived with an unmovable determination, an incorruptible honesty and a burning wish to make my dream come true. I knew, since I left the airport back in Colombia, that there was no going back, no giving up. Australia and Engineering was (and still is) my dream and this is my chance, my once-in-a-life-time opportunity.



At the time of writing I hold a student visa (573) that states I was to finish a 2-year course at Holmesglen TAFE and then continue my studies to become an engineer at Deakin University (VIC).

This was my plan but unpredictable and terribly timed situations presented that stopped me from being able to afford the fees for university: an armed robbery that left me and my family traumatised, my mother was diagnosed with cancer and her business just stopped getting orders, my sister was badly bashed at school as a result of bullying and she had to change schools several times which put my parents in economical difficulties, I was admitted to hospital for a week for a nasty appendicitis, the list of careers on demand from the department of immigration changed dramatically and I was declined a sponsorship from my employer at the time because they couldn't meet all the requirements and I was diagnosed with major depression. 



The Impact

Despite all this and the fact that I work part-time for no more than 20 hours a week (which is what I am allowed to work) I managed to keep my school results to an average of 7.0

Is this why, I was motivated to write this letter, because the thought of not being able to continue studying and therefore see my dream shatter right before my eyes is just terrifying. I am a great student, a fantastic worker and an outstanding individual. I stand by my morals and my work ethic, I am committed to what I set my heart on and I am driven by my will and my determination.


What We Need & What You Get

I, hereby, pray that you help me make my dream come true, to do whatever you can and wish to do to help me be able to fund my studies for university. I am willing to demonstrate and prove all that I've said, I have proof of legal and medical documentation that supports all I have written. I genuinely want to stay in Australia and want to study Engineering. But I need your help.



Other Ways You Can Help

Everyone can help, tell your friends with generous hearts, spread the word, post it on facebook, tweet it, blog it.

It's in your hands to help me make my dream come true and together I know we can do it.

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Nice help

$20 USD
You get a personal email to you thanking you for your help
0 out of 30 of claimed

TULIO-NESS

$50 USD
Oh yeah, you get an exclusive photo of my super-dooper guinea pig who helped me through some tough times. He's a legend
1 out of 10 of claimed

So nice of you!

$150 USD
Personalised tour of my favourite places in Melbourne
3 out of 10 of claimed

MY GUITAR AND MY SONGS!!!! :)

$3,000 USD
Yes, people, I also play the guitar and write songs here and there, you get my guitar plus all my songs! who knows, maybe you could sell the songs, get lots of money and help other amazing people!
0 out of 1 of claimed

GRADUATION

$20,000 USD
That is right, reach this and you will be attending my graduation as one more of my family! if you can't make it, you will be sent photos and I will name you on my speech :)
0 out of 3 of claimed
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