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A vocational school graduate shows that overcoming poverty is complicated, but not impossible

Posted on April 4, 2019March 12, 2020 by Chris Collins
WAVS Graduate Erickson
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After graduating from the WAVS Vocational School’s welding program, Erickson Sanhá was ready to set up his own shop. But without start-up capital, how would he buy tools and supplies? And without a power grid in town, where would he get electricity and space to work? And without business experience, how would he know how […]

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