Creating Girl Readers in Guatemala
SummaryThis project provides 440 girls a better education by building a love and habit for reading and computers at 11 community-managed libraries through educational activities and involving parents. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Guatemala has the highest illiteracy and school dropout rates in Central America, especially among indigenous women in rural villages. School is only 4 hours per day, with 40% of students not passing 1st grade. Our Girl Reader project focuses on educating rural indigenous girls because studies show that when you educate girls through 5th grade they will have healthier, smaller, better educated families. "Reading daily with my daughter taught me to be a better mother" -- Josefina Diaz
Activities
We deliver a learning oasis of fun, educational story hours and book clubs, debate teams, computer training, community volunteer activities, book lending, and training for parents in 6 fundamental techniques for early childhood development.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,780
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $13,220
Total Funding Goal: $18,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.riecken.org)
- Partner that funded 2 new Riecken libraries (http://www.miraclesinaction.org)
- Partner—Riecken co-founded the Guatemala chapter (http://www.ibby.org/)
- Library in San Juan la Laguna highlighted by UNESC (http://www.unesco-ci.org/cgi-bin/ifapstories/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F26.html;d=1)
- Facebook page for Riecken Guatemala (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Riecken-Foundation-Guatemala/221174905205)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will ensure 440 girls and young teens are prepared to overcome social and economic challenges, with improved communication, reading, and critical thinking skills, enabling them to be better leaders in their families and communities.
Project Message
"I was really impacted. Before joining our library's youth club, I didn't know what leadership was or how to work on a team. Now I take initiative and believe in myself."
- Elena Garcia, Youth beneficiary
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Paul Guggenheim
Project Leader
2a Calle Poniente No. 2
Antigua, Sacatepequez 03001
Guatemala
(502) 5897-4782
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
The Frances and Henry Riecken Foundation, Inc.
2a Calle Pondente No. 2 N/A
La Antigua,
N/A
N/A
Guatemala
(202) 558-6522
http://www.riecken.org
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 24, 2009
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