Areas of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene, Basic education and literacy
Activity Type:
Education: Literacy
Summary: This is a project to ensure that students are healthy, attending school, and have the support of their families.
Project Description: Literacy in Guatemala remains low, with an average schooling period of only 2.3 years, and lower for indigenous groups and for girls. The Club Rotario Retalhuleu has established a long-running annual integrated approach to address this need. Initially, local club members identify children at risk and raise awareness of the value of education, and they interview the parents of the student to provide a level of support personalized to that child's needs. The children then receive school supplies and the family receives some economic support quarterly to support that child's educational process and nutritional needs. More specifically, funds would be disbursed as follows: 10% for school supplies, 20% for shoes, 20% for student uniforms and 50% for nutritional support in the form of Chispuditos (https://chispuditos.com/home). Receipts can be provided if needed, and there is no administrative fee or commission charged by the (Retalhuleu) club. In addition, access to an annual dental check-up is facilitated, along with eye and ear screenings to optimize the academic performance and overall well-being of the child. There will be performance monitoring four times per year, reviewing the academic and behavioral performance of the child. Children are encouraged to maintain good academic performance throughout. The project in this Rotary Year 2025-2026 has 50 students for a total budget of $6,000. All figures are in U.S. Dollars. $200 is the amount needed for one student in one year. The Rotary Club of Retalhuleu directly manages the project. The Costal Encinitas RC's involvement is primarily financial support but we are planning to visit the Reu RC in February, 2026 to participate like we did in 2024.
Paid
This project is "Paid". This means that the funds from the district have been issued. This project is now being ready for implementation. When this is done, a report needs to be uploaded on the project page and the "Reported" button needs to be clicked, then the status of the project will be changed to "Reported".
