Educate 200 Children in Guatemala City

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Summary

Children living with foster families in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City will be provided with funds for their schooling, food, group counseling, vocational training, and medical care.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In the shantytowns of Guatemala City, many children are abandoned or lose their parents to HIV/AIDS and poverty-related illnesses. They often end up living on the streets, exploited by gangs and prostitution rings. ISMU is a joint effort of 17 neighborhood organizations in Guatemala City. ISMU’s Youth Program helps send at least 200 children to school each year and enables them to safely stay in their home communities.

Activities

Children enrolled in the program will receive tuition fees, psychological counseling, medical care, and, for older teens, vocational training and job placement. Food supplies will be given to the most disadvantaged families enrolled in the program.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $8,592
Total Funding Goal: $8,592

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

All children in the program are supported through high school or university. They are encouraged to become leaders within their neighborhood association to contribute positively to the betterment of their neighborhood.

Project Message

Some of the children who started in this program 15 years ago are now nurses and teachers. It is wonderful how just a little support can make a huge difference in someone’s life.
- Elvira Sanchez Toscano, General Coordinator of ISMU

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Yael Falicov,
Director of Programs
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, #101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:

Project Sponsor

International Development Exchange (IDEX)

Organization

Institute for Overcoming Urban Misery (ISMU)
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/ismuhtml

Learn more about Institute for Overcoming Urban Misery (ISMU) and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 11, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 07, 2008.

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