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Guatemala Project
- Building Basic Education in Guatemala:
- The project involves building classrooms additions onto current schools in the Municipality of Uspantan, Quiche, Guatemala.
The current conditions are deplorable and include: OVERCROWDING - POOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - POOR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - MULTIPLE GRADES BEING TAUGHT IN ONE CLASSROOM.
We have partnered with the Rotary Club of Canmore for initial funding, The NGO: Hearts and Hands, The municipality of Uspantan, and the Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur.
updated March 25, 2011:
Since 2007, when we first entertained the classroom building project in Guatemala, Calgary West has contributed $55,000.
Other Rotary clubs contributed $68,000, of which the majority has come from our
partner in the project, that being the Canmore Club.
- We have received $41,000 from CIP and its predecessor, Wild Rose Foundation.
- CRCID has contributed $120,000 in matching funds.
- TRF has committed matching funds of $64,000.
This brings the total to almost $350,000 dollars. Our contributions have seen a growth of almost 7:1!
When this current activity is completed in 2013, we will have achieved the following results:
- 16 villages will have been impacted.
- We will have impacted the learning environment for over 5,000 children and made space to add in 1,000 more.
- 38 full-size classrooms will be constructed.
- 4 cement play areas completed.
- 4 kitchens built.
- 4 latrines will have been added.
- Water filtration for each classroom has been donated.
We are organizing a trip to Guatemala in last half of September and would really like to make this a Rotarian trip, so we encourage as many members to at least inquire, if not for this year, maybe another
year. There will be some hands-on work to be done on the schools while in Uspantan and there will also be some stove building as well.
Ripple Effect Program "building schools... changing the world"
Building Basic Education Guatemala Review
Guatemala Classrooms [920 kb Powerpoint]
Guatemala Program Overview [8 mb PDF]
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