ABOUT OUR PILOT SCHOOL
Legally constituted as Centro de Educación Básica Gubernamental Guatemala in July 22nd of 1969.
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The school is located in one of the oldest urban slums in the Central District of Honduras, Torocagua. The students that access this school live near the 1ero de Diciembre, Carrizal, Independencia and other smaller and newer urban settlements.
Residents from these settlements experience enormous challenges to access basic rights such as food security, potable water, formal employment, and economic opportunities that help them prioritize education. They are also exposed to a high level of violence and homicide rates.
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To date, 730 students are enrolled, of which 377 are girls. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the school committee lost total contact with 65 girls due to their inability to access internet.
We are guaranteeing basic education for 19 girls in urban slums of Honduras, allowing them to finish the school.
Thanks to our collective call for action, we are guaranteeing access for 19 girls at risk of missing their last years of basic education in Honduras. Our efforts will immediately get them back in the school system, allowing them to access:
All necessary school supplies including uniforms, brand new backpacks, notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons, rulers, eraser, pencil sharpener.
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A tablet with internet connection for research and school work
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All year-round sanitary pads
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Hand gel and medical masks for their meetings with their counterparts and school teachers, in order to follow the COVID-19 measures and regulations
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Four in-person workshops per school year. Focusing on a variety of topics dealing with human rights and gender equality. We incorporate important topics to fun activities such as mural painting, artisanal soap elaboration, girl´s circles and eco-friendly activities
THE REALITY OF EDUCATION IN URBAN SLUMS
Access to internet and technology that ensures communication between teachers and students is the main alternative for girls to stay in school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 mobile/technological device
available in urban households
More than half of the student
that were left out of the school
system during the COVID-19
16.6% of the urban population
with access to the internet