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A partnership between North American & Guatemalan
Rotary clubs and the non-profit organization
Cooperative for Education.

 
 
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In developing countries like Guatemala, much of the population lives in poverty with little access to adequate jobs, medical care, and housing. Education offers the best hope for these countries to advance and to sustain that advancement into the future. Guatemala

As in most countries, there is already an educational system in Guatemala—basic infrastructures are in place such as school buildings, desks, and teachers. The quality of education, however, is very poor. The greatest reason for this is the lack of textbooks and other learning materials. Often as much as 80% of each class period is wasted in copying text and diagrams from the blackboard—information which could be provided much more effectively in textbooks.

Furthermore, many students fail to develop proper study skills because they have no books to take home for further reading and investigation. These factors result in low enthusiasm, poor performance, and high dropout rates.

Rural Schools

GLP programs serve rural Guatemala, mainly in the country’s Central and Western Highlands. Program regions are inhabited primarily by indigenous Mayan Indians and plagued by systemic poverty, illiteracy, and inequality. The school systems in these communities are under-resourced and typically neglected by government support structures.