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Children > Free & Sustainable Secondary Education, Guatemala (#1769)
Summary
Hundreds of indigenous children in Guatemala near Itzapa will receive free secondary education due to this programme. The majority now work in the fields as their parents cannot afford schooling.
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Children from indigenous rural villages are being denied main stream schooling as their families cannot afford the materials or inscription fees. This leaves them without the opportunities that every child deserves. The children will be taught the National Curriculum. This solution provides a huge impact as it provides for many more than scholarships alone can.
By providing free schooling and vocational skills we can ensure these indigenous communities get the same opportunities as everyone else. With very small contributions from families and graduates, the school will then become sustainable.
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,438
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $92,217
Total Funding Goal: $95,655
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Over the years this school will teach thousands. Because it will be run and funded by local communities in the future, it will also foster strong communities and ensure the indigenous populations are not swallowed up by development and ruralisation.
My people simply cannot afford the high prices of secondary education and therefore are thwarted in their desire to help their own families progress.
- Elena Siquinajay de Suy, Local Indigenous Leader
Andy Woods-Ballard
Director of Operations
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3 High Street
St Albans, Herts AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
+44 1727 250 262
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Global Vision International Charitable Trust
GVI-Charitable Trust 1st Floor 3 High Street
St Albans,
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AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
44 (0) 870 608 8898
http://www.gvi.org.uk/
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This project is located in Guatemala
and can also be found under Children.
For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.
This project was last updated on December 28, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 31, 2007
By Dom Williams - Director, December 28, 2009 10:54 AM
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