Overview
- Selected from about 5,000 applications representing 139 countries, Cisneros advances from last month's prefinalist list.
- The primary school director-teacher serves 15 pupils in Taco Pozo, living on campus during weekdays after a two-hour dirt-road motorcycle commute.
- Her initiatives brought solar power, internet access, AI-informed learning, and a “library in my home” program to the isolated community.
- She secured scholarships for her students and roughly 35 other local learners, while obtaining donations including drinking water for the school and nearby institutions.
- If awarded the prize, she says she would prioritize guaranteed potable water for the settlement and a student residence in Taco Pozo.