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2024-2025 GLP Annual Report
Dear Fellow Rotarian: Magic happens when hope takes root, when compassion drives action, and when people come together to create lasting change. This year, RI President Stephanie Urchick has called on us to embrace "The Magic of Rotary" — the power we each have to...
Join the 2025-2026 Global Grant by the December 1st deadline!
Celebrate National Young Reader’s Week! The Guatemala Literacy Project is a perfect grassroots initiative and an excellent opportunity for Rotary Clubs to make a lasting impact by promoting basic education and literacy, one of Rotary’s areas of focus. By joining, your...
How The GLP and Rotarians Halved Illiteracy in Guatemala
October is National Book Month, a time to honor the power of reading to open doors and transform lives. For the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP), this month is also about celebrating Rotary’s commitment to making that transformation possible.Because of Rotarians like...
Rotary’s Basic Education and Literacy Month
September is Rotary’s Basic Education and Literacy Month, a time to recognize one of the most powerful tools for long-term change. At the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP), education and literacy aren’t just programs: they’re the heart of everything we do to help...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 9 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. A day to recognize the rich cultures, resilience, and contributions of Indigenous communities around the world. In Guatemala, where over 40% of the population is Indigenous, many children face...
2025 GLP Tour – Top 6 Memories
The 2025 GLP Tour group with staff, students, and other Rotarian volunteers visiting the Education Center in San Lucas, Sacatepequez, Guatemala.Just last month, we journeyed to Guatemala with 36 enthusiastic travelers for an unforgettable GLP Tour. With eight days...
Luis Manuel’s Story: Empowering Dreams with Rotary Support
Nestled among the mountains and forests of Jalapa, Guatemala, lies a vibrant community where a young student’s dream of becoming an architect is beginning to take shape. At the Jalapa National Middle School, Luis Manuel’s enthusiasm for learning has found a new spark...
Literacy: The Key to All Latter Learning
"I watched as little hands reached eagerly for the books. Their fingers traced the words, eyes wide with wonder, imagining stories of their own."This month, we invite you into the vibrant world of a kindergarten teacher in rural Guatemala, Brenda. Before entering the...
Empowering Young Minds in Guatemala with the GLP and Rotary
The GLP is a network of Rotarians and CoEd working together to improve literacy in Guatemala. And through Rotary's Basic Education and Literacy initiatives, it is clear that education changes lives in communities around the world. And today, we want to zoom in on the...
The Magic of Rotary: The GLP’s Gift of Reading
Welcome to the new 2024-25 Rotary year! We're excited to embark on a magical journey to continue transforming lives in Guatemala through the Guatemala Literacy Project. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024-2025 GLP Global Grant, sponsored by the Rotary...