Education Costa Rica Project #18714

Give the Gift of Education to Children in Poverty

by The Community Action Alliance

Project Report | Jan 12, 2026
PAYING IT FORWARD

By Marian Latham | Project Writer, Editor

The Education Committee of The Community Action Alliance would like to congratulate one of our former Scholarship students, Esther Umana, on her desire to donate time and gifts to needy children in the small pueblo of Upala, Costa Rica this past Christmas. Esther and her co-workers drove 4 hours from the capitol of San Jose to deliver 60 gifts to children at the elementary school of La Verbena. They also donated notebooks and school supplies to the school, as well as board games that promote teamwork and communication. They collected juice, cookies and candies and made little bags for the children to take home. Her friends, co-workers and family helped make a delicious lunch for the children and she told me that it made her so happy to see so many smiles! Esther went on to explain, "I am very happy because I received help from the CAA for a long time and it provided me with opportunities for an education I would not have had without their help. I am so happy to be able to give back to the Upala community during Christmas.” The Community Action Alliance is so very proud of her generous spirit and desire to help children living in poverty. We thank her for the example she has set of “ paying it forward” as well as all our donors at GlobalGiving for all they do to help care for and educate our students.

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Sep 13, 2025
Awards Ceremony for Scholarship Students 7/19/25

By Marian Latham | Report Writer/Editor

May 16, 2025
Our Scholarship Students Continue to Impress

By Marian Latham | Project Author/Editor

The Community Action Alliance in San Ramon, Costa Rica and their Education Committee want to congratulate our 10 Scholarship students who recently graduated from our high schools . Additionally, 3 of our recent graduates received high enough scores on their entrance exams to enroll in the University of Costa Rica in Fall, 2025. Graduation from high school has been a dream for our students and their families, and now thanks to the generosity of our GlobalGiving donors and the tireless efforts of our CAA volunteers, many of them have achieved their dream.

In other news, here in San Ramon, we have been blessed with a newly arrived English teacher who is now bringing English classes for the first time to 3 of our small community schools. These schools are very fortunate indeed to have Ms. Alice instructing them in English grammar and pronunciation through songs, games, stories and individual speaking practice . These children's parents are so impressed with their children's progress that they have been clamoring for their own lessons with Ms. Alice . So they have begun meeting in the evenings at one of the local churches, schools, or even sometimes the meeting room at the local water department for their English classes. It has been a wonderful thing to witness such enthusiastic parents - one local family offered to provide a home for Ms. Alice , and I have a feeling their children are getting "extra English lessons".

And finally, members of the Education Committee and our social work intern met with our 10th and 11th grade students to help them begin learning about the university admissions process and how best to prepare for their entrance exams. The Community Action Alliance is fortunate to have so many dedicated volunteers working to build better lives for young people. This level of educational support would not be possible without the generosity of many faithful GlobalGiving donors, and our network of annual individual supporters. We thank you for sponsoring the educational dreams of these students - an investment in education for these students is an investment for life.

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