Bridge the Digital Gap for Guatemalan Students

As of early October, 2025, we have made significant progress on establishing the new Computer Center for 2026. We have finalized an agreement with a school to receive the center: Colonia Molina in Quetzaltenango. We have also reviewed purchasing plans with the local Rotary club with whom we are partnering to implement this project for their suggestions and approval, and are now ready to move forward with purchasing. Once purchase orders are placed, it normally takes 5-6 weeks to receive the equipment and for the provider to prepare the equipment for delivery. We are planning to begin electrical installation in the lab in the last week of October.

Colonia Molina is already well-versed in CoEd’s sustainable revolving fund model, having successfully operated a Textbook Program with local investment and management since 2016. Every program participant “rents” a set of books in core subjects for a small monthly fee (about $1.50). These fees are collected into a revolving fund, which is used to replace the books as they wear out. CoEd’s Technology Program operates under the same model, and the addition of a Computer Center will open up new opportunities for students at Colonia Molina. As Enrique, a student in CoEd’s Technology Program expressed, “These computers give us the opportunity to learn, communicate, and explore the digital world. Your generous gesture not only impacts us directly, but also the education of the community.”