P-3540

Virtual Internship Training

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Financing

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History Logs

Project Description

Country: Guatemala

Location: Sacatepequez

Total Budget: $5,000

Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy

Activity Type: Education: General

Summary: Response to new COVID 19 Guatemala Department of Education mandate for graduating seniors' requirement to create and run a virtual business by providing instructional lessons and support


Senior students at a secondary high school near Antigua, Guatemala, started their own business in 2019. This was a success: their products, all eco friendly, included soap made of volcanic ash, reusable menstrual pads, candles and table napkins - all targeting tourists but cut short in April 2020, just as they were starting to see a profit when COVID 19 hit Guatemala and the whole country shut down. Students were hoping to earn enough money by continuing their business while pursuing college and financially help their families. They would be the first in their families to finish high school.

The school year usually ends in October but because of COVID 19 the school year all over the country may be moved to December. One of the requirements traditionally of senior students graduating is to do a "practica", internship at a business but it is impossible because of COVID-19. The Department of Education knows this and has revised the regulation to have students do a virtual business that the local principal will control and report on. The local principal wants to work with our EClub to make this happen so they can graduate, since we were supportive of them starting their real business last year. Our EClub (3 or 4 members) will be online with the students and in contact with the Department of Education. This will be a brand new model for the country to complete requirements when either a pandemic or distance prevents completion of High school requirements.

The virtual model has these components: 1) adapt the business to target local Guatemalans so when the shelter mandate lifts they can sell to local people, 2) learn all aspects of a business (real or virtual) by assessing topics and examples related personnel, inventory, daily accounting practices, profit and loss and creating a virtual business

Students will do their virtual business by using WhatsUpp on their cell phones: sending and receiving texts, taking pictures of their work done on paper and sending it to their local teachers, project manager in Guatemala and our EClub members here. They can talk by phone to everyone in this group individually or in group chats.

But we need funds from September to December 2020 so that the students can complete the Guatemala Department of Education's requirements: creating a virtual "practica" business during the next few months in order to graduate:

1. Salary for local manager to help create and guide lessons for virtual business $1250

2. Salary for a teacher of English, since learning English is invaluable for working in a real or virtual business in Antigua or Guatemala City once tourists start coming again $1000

3. Internship salaries for the students to help keep them and their families in basic needs, ie food and ability to pay for minutes on their cell phones $1500

4. Funds to purchase materials for products to sell once Covid 19 rules are lifted $500

5. Scholarships for a couple of students who qualify and get accepted to college $750

Total $5000

Project Contact Person

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: E-Club of San Diego Global

Primary Contact: Maureen Duncan

Email: mvduncan@sbcglobal.net

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2020-21 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

E-Club of San Diego Global (5340)

21-Jul-20

$2,500

$2,500

$5,000

Total

$2,500

$2,500

$5,000

Project Supporting Documents

Project Photos

History Log Entries

21-Jul-20

by Maureen Duncan

System Entry: Creation of project page.

2-Aug-20

by Maureen Duncan

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

2-Aug-20

by Maureen Duncan

System Entry: Project signed by Maureen Duncan.

2-Aug-20

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Marian Pavlovich.

3-Aug-20

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Benjamin Kettor.

19-Aug-20

by Elana Levens-Craig

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

5-Oct-20

by James Morrison

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

29-Apr-21

by Maureen Duncan

System Entry: Final Report signed by Maureen Duncan.

1-May-21

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Benjamin Kettor.

2-May-21

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Marian Pavlovich.

2-May-21

by Elana Levens-Craig

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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