Last week, we sent Tania Caballero the first installment of her educate. scholarship, allowing her to start the first semester of university at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, a public university in San Pedro Sula, to study industrial engineering. Tania graduated from her local public high school, the Juan Lindo Institute, in November 2017 … Continue reading Tania Caballero becomes second educate. scholarship recipient
For the last month, board member Antonia McGrath has been in Honduras, visiting educate.'s projects and meeting with other NGOs and individuals around the country. Meanwhile, national elections took place, with cases of electoral fraud causing widespread chaos. - - - It's always wonderful going back to Honduras. The bustle and chaos, the amazing food, … Continue reading Project Visits in Honduras and Election Chaos
We are excited to announce that our newest project is being undertaken in collaboration with the Honduras-based non-profit Chispa Project. Together, we are working to start a library at a public elementary school in the city of El Progreso, Honduras. We came upon this project in a somewhat unusual way: via a tweet from the … Continue reading A Library in El Progreso – in collaboration with Chispa Project
Although educate. is registered in Scotland and currently based in Amsterdam, we’re an international bunch, and so it happened that board member Lisa van Holsteijn and her friend Belle Kelley embarked on the challenge of a half marathon in Carcoar, Australia. This is their story: - - - Belle and I set off on our … Continue reading A Half Marathon in Australia: With the crack of a whip and beating hearts…
El Hogar de Ninos is an orphanage located just outside the town of Santa Barbara in the Northeast of Honduras. Situated in a beautiful natural landscape of rolling hills and a river valley, it provides a home for around 60 children who otherwise would still be on the streets or in the midst of complex, … Continue reading The Health-bringing Power of Animals: Donkeys at the El Hogar Orphanage
We are excited to announce that we have just accepted our second project! Over the past months, we have been in contact with the dedicated team at the El Hogar de Niños orphanage in Santa Barbara, Honduras where we are now supporting the start of an animal therapy programme. El Hogar provides a loving home for … Continue reading Our Second Project: Animal Therapy Farm at El Hogar Orphanage!
Today, Stephanie Chevez received the first installment of her educate. scholarship grant! Stephanie is the first individual to be awarded an educate. scholarship, and will start studying medicine at the Catholic University of San Pedro Sula on Monday. This is the first step on Stephanie’s way to her dream of becoming a doctor and we … Continue reading Stephanie Chevez receives first educate. scholarship grant!
Last week on Sunday, Jocelyn and Lisa spent the day running through the beautiful Leiden countryside to complete the 21 kilometres of the Zorg & Zekerheid marathon. 2 hours and 20 sweaty and exhausting minutes later, they successfully crossed the finish line! (at exactly the same time as the first runner from the full 42 … Continue reading With aching legs and and pounding hearts: The Marathon
In Honduras, as the tropical sun rises over sprawling cities and banana plantations, children get ready for a day at school. But while one child puts on his freshly washed uniform, eats breakfast and jumps in his father’s car, a few streets way another child walks empty-stomached in their stained shirt and stapled sandals to … Continue reading The Importance of Education in Honduras
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