1.
Guatemala Literacy Project:
A Successful 20 Year Partnership
Carolyn Johnson,
Mary Anne Johnston,
Bill Hagborg,
Julio Grazioso,
Joe Berninger

2.
Carolyn Johnson, PDG
Yarmouth Rotary
Yarmouth, Maine, USA
District 7780

3.
Mary Anne Johnston
Summit County Rotary
Frisco, CO, USA
District 5450

4.
Bill Hagborg, DGN
North Bay Rotary
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
District 7010

5.
Julio Grazioso, DGE
Vista Hermosa Rotary
Guatemala City, Guatemala
District 4250

6.
Joe Berninger
Executive Director
Cooperative for Education
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

7.
History and Impact of the
CoEd and the GLP

8.
33%of the population can’t read
or write

9.
Asking for GLP
programs in their
community

10.
Worldwide GLP Family
505 Rotary Clubs / 69 Districts / 8 Countries / 20 Years
505Supporting Rotary Clubs

11.
2016 School Year Stats:
•P)
•254 scholarships
2017 Active Programs
• 47,000 students benefited
• 193 textbook schools
• 45 computer centers
• 70 Culture of Reading
Program schools

12.
Textbooks

13.
90%of rural middle schools in
Guatemala don’t have
textbooks

14.
Family
Involvement
Families pay small fees to
rent textbooks for their kids

15.
Book purchased
through Rotary
grants
Books replaced
through
cumulative parent
contributions

16.
Textbook
Teacher
Training

17.
26,000
Students this year in Guatemala
are studying using GLP
textbooks

18.
Computers

19.
90%of rural middle schools in
Guatemala don’t have
textbooks.
60%of mid-level jobs in
Guatemala require
computer skills

20.
Computer
Teacher
Training

21.
Laptops!
2017 is the first year a
GLP computer center
uses laptops.
95%
of students that graduate
from the computer program
find jobs or further
education

22.
Laptops!
2017 is the first year a
GLP computer center is
using laptops

23.
Culture of Reading
Program

24.
Copy off the board,
repeat after me

25.
Professional
Development

26.
Quality Children’s
Literature

27.
Classroom Support

28.
Comprehension Strategies
Vocabulary Development

29.
Rotary Involvement

30.
Laptops!
2017 is the first year a
GLP computer center is
using laptops.

31.
Rotary Cadre
Grant
Review

32.
The Rotary
Foundation
Audit
CORP
Clausura
Rotarians attend to
celebrate teachers
receiving their
CORP certification

33.
Laptops!
2017 is the first year a
GLP computer center is
using laptops.

34.
Partnering with an NGO

35.
Questions?
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