By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
I hope all is well with you. To celebrate Giving Tuesday today all donations will be supplemented with a share of a $1 million fund from GlobalGiving. If you can, please donate to this page today to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity from GlobalGiving for the projects with your donation making even more impact!
All today’s donations will be part of this year’s Fly The Phoenix Appeal which will go towards our local teachers, hygiene products for the classrooms, educational materials, the elderly and food for the rest of this year and a platform for 2022 across all our countries.
In a bid to neutralize the projects’ carbon footprint from day-to-day activities which include boat travel for the students in Guatemala, pickup transport for the students in Honduras and teachers’ transport up into the mountains in Ecuador and desert in Perú we, Fly The Phoenix, are planting a tree for every $15 raised.
Staggered lessons continued three times a week in the classrooms. We have continued to supply hygiene products and make sure that protocols are adhered to each day. Covid protocols are publicised in both Kichwa and Spanish, as well as orally, so everyone knows the school is doing all it can to remain a safe place for in-person teaching. The children were vaccinated with their first dose recently with the aim to restart regular classes in 2022.
We provided all the ingredients for the mothers to make the fruit-based colada morada and woodoven-baked bread to celebrate the upcoming Day of the Dead in the school. Kulla Raymi was celebrated, giving thanks to Pachamama (Mother Earth) ahead of the upcoming sowing period. The tradition includes dancing, pampa mesa (communal food) and offerings representing water, earth, fire and air. The new parent committee was voted in. Their role is critical for communication between the school and the communities especially with health protocols during the pandemic, sustainable plan implementation and decision-making.
Many thanks for anything you can donate to this page today to take advantage of the bonus funding.
Cheers
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