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Join 2021-22 RI President Shekhar Mehta in Focusing on Girls’ Education
As you know, GLP Global Grant #2012567 for the 2020-2021 Rotary year was recently approved by The Rotary Foundation for the amount of $507,692. This incredible gift will change the lives of over 8,200 students and teachers through the GLP’s four proven programs. Thank...
The GLP’s 2020-2021 Global Grant is Approved!
The Rotary Clubs of Quetzaltenango and Windsor-Roseland are thrilled to announce that the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) Global Grant for the 2020-2021 Rotary year has been approved by The Rotary Foundation! Global Grant #2012567 is for a total amount of...
2020-2021 GLP Annual Report: see what your support has done this year!
Dear Fellow Rotarian: This past year has represented one of the most challenging years for education to date—not just in Guatemala, but throughout the world. Thank you SO MUCH to all of the Rotary clubs and districts who stepped up in a big way to continue supporting...
20 Years of Service
This month, we are celebrating Howard Lobb’s 20th work anniversary with the GLP! We think that deserves a celebration! For the past two decades, Howard has dedicated his life to helping children in Guatemala break the cycle of poverty through education. We are so...
Cristina: Teaching Tech from Home
Everyone, say hi to technology teacher, Cristina! (You may recognize her from last year's Fall Fiesta at Home) In 2020, Cristina received the shocking news that schools were shutting down across Guatemala due to the emerging pandemic. Like teachers all around the...
2020 Report Card
Report cards are in! 2020 was a wild ride (to say the least), but we’re excited and proud to share how our programs performed last year, despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic. Although schools were physically closed last year, students in our programs...
Sparking Creativity During COVID-19
These past few months have been incredibly challenging for everyone around the world, especially for our brothers and sisters in Guatemala. Schools remain closed, leaving millions of students to continue their education from home. And to add to the problem, many...
Your support is helping thousands of students learn from home!
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...
The GLP’s 2019-2020 Global Grant is Approved!
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...
Delivering Food to Families in Need
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,...