Technology Training for Rural Indigenous Youth
Youth Guatemala education computer
Summary
Empowering rural indigenous youth in Guatemala to learn to use computers and the Internet as tools for local development and for strengthening their native language and culture.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $5,000 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Asociación Ajb’atz’ Enlace Quiché That You Can Help
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Computer training centers and Internet cafés are becoming more prevalent in rural Guatemala. Moreover, being able to do research via Internet, present schoolwork prepared on computer, and use e-mail to seek employment or negotiate a community development project are fast becoming necessities. However, with rural poverty rates over 90%, only a few can pay for training. This project gives 200 youths a year the opportunity to receive quality training in the use of computers and the Internet.
Activities
We offer rural indigenous youths the chance to receive computer and Internet training in courses especially designed to help them be more successful in school. Partial scholarships are offered to those who cannot afford to pay.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,000
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $5,000 . The original project funding goal was $5,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will build a critical mass of empowered youth who have the skills and self-confidence to help their development and that of their communities. They will be able to obtain better employment and will serve as role models.
Project Message
If this school didn't exist, I would probably be working in agriculture. Most of the people that I grew up with are working now. I'm pretty much the only one who is still going to school.
- Oswaldo, 16-year old receiving training during 2007
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Andrew Lieberman
Permanent General Advisor
55 Arroyo Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
United States
4155843794
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Asociación Ajb’atz’ Enlace Quiché
2a. Av. 7-19, Zona 5
Santa Cruz del Quiche,
Quiche
Guatemala
Guatemala
502-7755-4801
http://www.enlacequiche.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Guatemala
and can also be found under 
Children.
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 August 31, 2004
Latest Update from the Field
New business skills courses launched
By Andrew Lieberman - General Permanent Advisor, August 06, 2008 06:16 PM
This new course, "Technifying my Business" teaches computer skills to micro-business operators using practical activities, such as creating fliers, business cards, and inventories. This course was developed as part of the Lanz@ project led by the Omar Dengo Foundation in Costa Rica and funded by IDRC (Canada). Donations made to the Enlace Quiche scholarship program through Global Giving helped this course reach additional micro-business operators in the Quiche region.
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