By Amber Warren | Programs Manager
Dear Friends,
Happy spring! How are you doing? What plans do you have for the summer? We’d love to hear from you too!
Asociación Compartir, Honduras | Compartir has been working hard to get more children and youth involved in the mobile library as a result of the significance of the election year. They believe it is truly the time to raise awareness of the importance of education to increase the children’s opportunities in the future and have better quality lives. As a result, there has been more engagement from parents which not only expands Compartir’s reach, but also takes eases some of the burden and costs of the organization as they take more responsibility for the programming.
This past week, 1,300 students took a field trip to the Chiminique Museum where they played in different interactive rooms learning techniques that stimulate the senses and motivate them to want to gain more knowledge! View more photos HERE.
Los Patojos, Guatemala | Los Patojos put on their first Cultural Night of 2014 on Thursday. The program for the evening consisted of a performance by each grade level, from the “Estrellitas” (Little Stars) to the teenage break dance group “LP Crew”. Thanks to the students, teachers, parents, volunteers, and the community, the night was a huge success!
The students are also excited about the building of the new center, located down the street from the current one. This week marks Week 15 of construction and they are progressing rapidly each day. The land and construction, part of the first phase, was donated by the Canadian organization Give Kids a Chance. Juan Pablo, the Director of Los Patojos, and JustWorld, have been working on securing pledges for the second and third phases. Once complete, the new building will serve 300 students, twice the current capacity, as well as implement vocational programs for adults, a cooking school and bakery for students to learn new skills, and much more! To see a photo of what the new building will look like, along with Los Patojos’ media kit, click HERE.
“What tremendous success! What a positive leader! You can tell this project is capable of positive change.”
– Deborah Stillman Aguirre, Supporter in Guatemala
People Improvement Organization (PIO), Cambodia | Two JustWorld volunteers have been teaching English classes at PIO since December/January. Aurelia has enjoyed her time so much, that she funded a field trip for 25 students from the shelter she also helps with to visit Dreamland, an amusement park in Phnom Penh, for a nice night out.
Leonara is teaching a third grade class [photo at right] and helping at the shelter as well. She said, “I am having a very good time here, teaching my grade three is a lot of fun.” She shared photos from a recent visit from a group of dentists to PIO as well: Dentists Visit PIO.
Interested in visiting one of our partners with us? We would love to have you!
Thank you for your continuous support of JustWorld. We greatly appreciate your time and commitment to these causes and would not be able to change so many lives without you.
Sincerely,
JustWorld International
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