Jul 24, 2020 | Program News |
For years, the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) has helped Guatemalan communities—which exhibit some of the most extreme combinations of systemic poverty, illiteracy, and inequality in the western hemisphere—transform their quality of education through four core...
Jun 29, 2020 | Global Grants, Program News |
The Rotary Clubs of Guatemala Oeste and Sudbury are thrilled to announce that the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) Global Grant for the 2019-2020 Rotary year has been approved by The Rotary Foundation! Global Grant #1989785 is for a total amount of US $631,247. This...
Jun 29, 2020 | Program News |
It’s 11:00 am and you wouldn’t believe how hard the scorching sun hits when you’re nearly 7,000 feet up in the mountains of San José Poaquil in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The scene is almost surreal. A community leader, officially appointed by the local government,...
May 19, 2020 | Program News |
In the eastern part of Guatemala lays a school by the name of Ak’Tenamit. Ak’Tenamit serves as a boarding school for students in grades 7-12 and is one of the newest members of the GLP’s Computer Centers Program. With the addition of new computer equipment, they...
Apr 21, 2020 | Global Grants, Program News, Rotarians in Action |
Dear Fellow Rotarian: Thanks so much to all Rotary clubs and districts who contributed a total of $631,247* to the Guatemala Literacy Project this year! Please click here for the 2020 GLP Annual Report. Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty that has...
Dec 19, 2019 | Program News |
Education made this possible. Ancelma was born in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, where 95% of students never graduate from high school. Through the GLP’s programs, Ancelma beat these odds, earned her diploma, and broke the cycle of poverty in her family....
