By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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. The first set of exams in the primary school and the Phoenix College are due to start this month in Honduras with our local Phoenix teachers now teaching in three different locations. With three-quarters of the school year in Ecuador completed, plans are already underway in how we can improve in September. Our aim is to add at least two more Phoenix teachers which will be funded by local sustainable income plans. The families are coming up with ideas which we aim to start implementing in the second half of the year.
There was a very proud moment for our local teacher Ediluz in Perú. Juan José, who she has taught for the past 6 years, has been selected by the Ministry of Education to attend their school of excellence, including secondary school, college and University, all expenses paid. Well done Juan José and especially “bien hecho” Ediluz!
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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