Kimberly Palomino
2026-2028 Voyager Scholarship Recipient
Kimberly Palomino is dedicated to expanding educational opportunities and access for Indigenous youth in Peru while advancing legal and emotional support systems for immigrant youth. Kimberly continues to work on her student-led initiative, Andes Forward, in the remote Peruvian highlands by delivering technology, uniforms, and school supplies to rural classrooms to bridge the digital divide and minimize the achievement gap.
Hometown : Mount Vernon, NY
Institution : University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Major : International Studies and Political Science
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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.
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