A partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit organization Cooperative for Education.

•Partnership between North American & Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the non-profit Cooperative for Education.

•Provider of traditional & technological literacy programs to impoverished students in Guatemala.

What is the GLP?

•Projects: Textbooks (184 schools) Computers (51 labs) Culture of Reading Program (27 schools)

•122,700 students benefited

GLP: Project Totals

•14 Years•375 Rotary Clubs•62 Districts

Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP)

• Books in 4 subjects: math, science, social studies and Spanish.

• Teachers are trained in teaching with textbooks.

• Students rent all 4 books for $1.50/month. Fees are kept in a “revolving fund” which replaces the books after 5 years.

• Program is financially self-sustaining after initial investment.

Textbook Program

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$ 5

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4+

Year 5

$ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 5

“Revolving Fund” Concept

• Increases technological literacy, preparing impoverished youth for entry-level jobs.

• Serves grades 7-9, providing 90 minutes/ week of hands-on instruction.

• Students pay small fee, kept in a “revolving fund” which replaces the lab equipment after 6 years.

• Program is financially self-sustaining after initial investment.

Computer Centers Program

• Engages 1-6th grade kids in reading through storytelling, including acting out and creating their own stories.

• Provides teachers with 2 years of training & 70-200 storybooks for their classrooms.

• CORP students show 3 times more improvement on reading tests compared with students not in the program.

Culture of Reading Program (CORP)

Gutierrez Prize (2005, 2008, 2010)

Better World Books Literacy Prize

(2010)

Top 5% of projects in Guatemala -

Center

for Sustainable Development

(2010)

GLP: Awards & Recognitions

Rotary Recognition

•Featured at RI Conventions (‘07, ‘08,

‘10)

•Rotarian Magazine Articles (2004,

2010)

•United Nations Presentation (Rotary-

UN Day, ‘05)

•GLP Project Tour: 10 days every February

•Snapshot Tours: 6 days every February & August

•Over 200 Rotarians from 4 countries have traveled as part of the GLP since 1998.

GLP Project Tours

•Make a pledge•Come on the next GLP Project Tour

•Spread the word to other Rotary clubs

How You Can Help

www.guatemalaliteracy.org