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More than Just Scholarships in Rural Ecuador
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Summary
This program will provide accessible secondary education to hundreds of indigenous children in the mountains of Ecuador, many of which work in the fields as their parents cannot afford schooling.
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Children from indigenous rural villages are being increasingly left behind by main stream schooling as their families cannot afford the materials or transport. This leaves them without the opportunities that every child deserves. As well as following the national curriculum, students will be taught practical vocational skills that will aid them to gain employment upon graduation. This solution provides a huge impact as it provides for many more than scholarships alone can.
Activities
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.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $225
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $98,655
Total Funding Goal: $98,880
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Over the years this school will teach thousands. Because it will be run and funded by local communities in the future, it wil also foster strong communities and ensure the indigenous popluations are not swallowed up by development and ruralisation.
Project Message
These days, primary education isn't enough, secondary education is key and providing these children with this opportunity shines a strong light on their future.
- Juan Carlos Yepez Andrade, Local Villager
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on October 04, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 27, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
Moving forward
By Andy Woods-Ballard - Director of Operations, October 04, 2007 05:08 PM
Together with GlobalGiving and other sources we have now raised well over $10,000 with a potential promise of more from a UK Grant agency, so things are moving forward nicely. A partnership between GVI and local partners is also being ratified by the Ecuadorian government as I write so things are moving forward. What we desperately need now is a good push to raise enough funds to move away from scholarships and into the building of a fully functional secondary school, which can cater for so many more.
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