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GLP Global Grant 2023-2024 – Urgent Help Needed
We are so thankful for the that have already pledged over $300,000 for the GLP’s 2023-2024 Global Grant! Yet even with this generous support, we are currently far below our goal of the $500,000 needed to fully implement the grant. Without more club and DDF pledges, we...
Join the 2023-2024 Global Grant by Dec. 1st!
Invite your club to join the Global Grant #2351451, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Guatemala Las Américas (D-4250) and Downey, CA (D-5280). The grant pays for educational tools like textbooks and computers as well as top-notch training for local teachers and youth...
El Calvario: From Puppets to Pages
The Guatemala Literacy Project's (GLP’s) Spark Program is far from your average reading program. Spark empowers students to read fluently by the end of second grade and encourages creative teaching strategies that make learning a real treat for students. Through...
Joselyn & Jáckelyn: Surpassing Expectations Since Birth
Jáckelyn and Joselyn proudly smile as they pose with Rotary International President Jennifer Jones. Thanks to CoEd's Rise Program, the twins are now thriving in mid-level jobs in the capital, proving that hard work and determination can make anything possible. San...
RI President Jennifer Jones Visits the GLP in Guatemala!
This past February, Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, invited Grammy award-winning Guatemalan singer-songwriter, Gaby Moreno, to join Jennifer's Imagine Impact Tour across Guatemala... visiting us! On her Imagine Impact Tour, President Jones highlighted...
Jeydi: The Art of Ambition
Jeydi, an 8th grader with a bright future, is determined to become a pediatrician and own her own business someday. Thanks to Rise Youth Development Program, she is one step closer to achieving her dreams!Meet Jeydi, an ambitious 8th grader from Santa Maria Cauque....
The GLP’s 2022-2023 Global Grant is Approved!
Dear Fellow Rotarians, The Rotary Clubs of Valle de Guatemala and Rice Lake are thrilled to announce that the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) Global Grant for the 2022-2023 Rotary year has been approved by The Rotary Foundation! Global Grant #2238721 is for a total...
A Continued Commitment to Guatemala: Interview with Jeff Berninger
Jeff (lower left) and Joe (lower right) in the early years of the Textbook Program.Joe and Jeff Berninger may not have known how things would unfold when they founded Cooperative for Education (CoEd) in 1996, but wow, are we glad they did! Starting from humble...
Aldea Buena Vista – A School on the Rise
The community of San Pedro Yepocapa in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, has been forced to literally rise from the ashes again and again. Sitting at the base of Fuego Volcano, the town has been partially destroyed more than once. Yet, the community perseveres - just like its...
The GLP is Rotary Magazine’s September Cover Story!
Thanks to a cover story in September’s Rotary Magazine, Rotarians across the globe are learning what you already knew – the Guatemala Literacy Project is transforming a generation of students through education. You are transforming a generation. This article...