Project Report
| Mar 30, 2017
Little by Little Matching Campaign 3-7th April
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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One large class - one teacher!
With a quarter of the year already gone we are making great strides towards our main goals this year. The first set of exams were a huge success in Guatemala and we will be adding an assistant teacher or two due to the high numbers in certain classes.
Our investment into Sustainable Income Plans is atop of our agenda for 2017 which not only provide income for the schools though also provide extra income for the local families. In a bid to raise these funds the third Phoenix Seven Continent Charity Challenge got underway in Guatemala on 22nd March, summiting Volcano Tajumulco, the highest point in Central America. There are many events already planned during 2017 as part of the Challenge so if you would like to undertake a fundraiser using this page, please do contact us on the link below.
As a bonus, Global Giving will be running its Little by Little Matching Campaign from 3rd to 7th April, designed to celebrate the power of small donations and the power of the crowd. Global Giving will be matching donations up to $50 at 50% while the $50,000 in matching funds remain and there are also bonus prizes and incentives to grow our list of monthly donors! To take advantage of this, if you can donate no matter how small, you can do so directly onto this page early on 3rd April with all proceeds going towards sustainable plans in Guatemala which will benefit the local families as part of this year’s Seven Continent Charity Challenge. Thank you so much in advance.
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The Seven Continent Charity Challenge #3 starts
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Feb 13, 2017
Full circle education and employment opportunities
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
![Local teachers thanks to donations to this page]()
Local teachers thanks to donations to this page
The new school year got underway in January with over 200 children enrolled in Itzapa. Our local teachers have settled in well and we welcomed yet another ex-student to the ranks as teacher. Yet more children are now able to move on to secondary school having graduated from our school as family sustainable income plans we are introducing provide the necessary extra money to fund this. Our aim over the next two years is to set up local businesses for our graduates from college and University.
The third Seven Continent Charity Challenge gets underway in Guatemala on Tuesday 21st March 2017 to raise funds for project costs and employment opportunities for our graduates, as mentionned above, climbing Volcano Tajumulco, the highest point in Central America. There are more events planned throughout the year in different countries including England, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the United States so if you want to get involved in Guatemala on 21st March or other events, please do contact us on the link below and you can use this page as your fundraising page. Alternatively, if you want to donate to the cause, please donate to this page!
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First day of the new school year
![10,000 trees thanks to the Christmas Appeal]()
10,000 trees thanks to the Christmas Appeal
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Studying hard
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Nov 23, 2016
Two reasons to be Thankful this November
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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Classroom materials
Everyone here at Phoenix wishes you all a very Happy Thanksgiving this coming week. There is also another reason to be extremely thankful thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who have generously provided $500,000 in matching funds for the unprecedented Global Giving 50% matching day on Tuesday 29th November where donations of up to $1,000 per donor per organization will be matched by 50% whilst funds last. In addition to this huge matching opportunity, all new recurring donations made from 29th November through December 31st will be matched at 200% up to $100, on the fourth donation!
How would this help our program in Guatemala? As we are in the middle of our Classroom Materials Appeal for 2017 we can receive a massive boost to reach our target of supplying materials for all our classrooms so the children can receive the best education possible. By receiving the donations before term starts we can buy more in bulk, getting more bang for our "matched"-buck! With each child having what is needed and not going short, their education, and the work by the local teachers, will be imprived dramatically.
Every donation always helps us to help them, so please do dig deep this coming Tuesday 29th November and help us match their futures with the same generosity shown by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in conjunction with Global Giving.
Thank you
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