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A partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit organization Cooperative for Education. What is the GLP?. Partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit Cooperative for Education .
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A partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit organization Cooperative for Education.
What is the GLP? • Partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit Cooperative for Education. • Provider of traditional & technological literacy programs to impoverished students in Guatemala.
GLP: Project Totals • Projects: Textbooks (184 schools) Computers (51 labs) Culture of Reading Program (27 schools) • 122,700 students benefited
Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) • 14 Years • 375 Rotary Clubs • 62 Districts
Textbook Program • Books in 4 subjects: math, science, social studies and Spanish. • Teachers are trained in teaching with textbooks. • Students rent all 4 books for $1.50/month. Fees are kept in a “revolving fund” which replaces the books after 5 years. • Program is financially self-sustaining after initial investment.
“Revolving Fund” Concept Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 = + = $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 5 $ 5
3 Computer Centers Program • Increases technological literacy, preparing impoverished youth for entry-level jobs. • Serves grades 7-9, providing 90 minutes/ week of hands-on instruction. • Students pay small fee, kept in a “revolving fund” which replaces the lab equipment after 6 years. • Program is financially self-sustaining after initial investment.
3 • Engages 1-6th grade kids in reading through storytelling, including acting out and creating their own stories. • Provides teachers with 2 years of training & 70-200 storybooks for their classrooms. • CORP students show 3 times more improvement on reading tests compared with students not in the program. Culture of Reading Program (CORP)
3 GLP: Awards & Recognitions Gutierrez Prize (2005, 2008, 2010) Better World Books Literacy Prize (2010) Top 5% of projects in Guatemala - Center for Sustainable Development (2010) Rotary Recognition • Featured at RI Conventions (‘07, ‘08, ‘10) • Rotarian Magazine Articles (2004, 2010) • United Nations Presentation (Rotary-UN Day, ‘05)
GLP Project Tours • GLP Project Tour: 10 days every February • Snapshot Tours: 6 days every February & August • Over 200 Rotarians from 4 countries have traveled as part of the GLP since 1998.
How You Can Help • Make a pledge • Come on the next GLP Project Tour • Spread the word to other Rotary clubs