Our team is made up of diverse, passionate individuals with expertise in a wide range of topics – from sustainable development and education to project management, gender equity and finance. We are united in our shared belief in the power of youth and their communities to drive long-lasting change through education.
HonduraS team
Our team in Honduras is 70% female and 90% under the age of 30. We are proud that 7 out of 10 of our leaders are current or former educate. scholarship students.
Natalia Anariba
Executive Director
Nicolle Paz
Projects & Programmes Coordinator
Gina Varela
Workshop Leader
Elvin Pérez
“UniDeportes” sport programme coordinator and projects assistant
Darnella Flores
“UniDeportes” sport programme coordinator
Mahely Cortes
“Joven Comunica!” communications programme coordinator
Javier Reyes
“Technology with Purpose” STEM programme coordinator (Ages 12+)
Sury
“Technology with Purpose” STEM programme coordinator (Ages 7-11)
Marely
“Technology with Purpose” STEM programme coordinator (Ages 7-11)
Orlin Daniel Canales
“EducArte” art programme coordinator
Youth Facilitators
Jessica, Kevin, Andrea, Mahely, Estefany & Damaris
International Volunteer Team
We accept volunteers and interns in Honduras who want to commit to 6 months or more of active engagement in our work on the ground. We also work with volunteers around the world who support with writing grants, running crowdfunding campaigns, and managing our social media.
Kathi Maas: Honduras volunteer
Board of Directors
educate. has three separate legal entities (in Honduras, the UK and the Netherlands), each with a registered board of directors. In practice, we work highly collaboratively.
Honduras
President: Walter Dubon
Vice President: Samuel Adonay Reyes
Treasurer: Yennifer Pineda
Secretary: Dariela Portillo
Sub-secretary: Dunia Perdomo
Member: Fernando Fernandez
Member: Lorena Jimenez
Fiscal: Edgardo Fernandez
Fiscal: Giorge Maldonado
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Antonia is one of educate.‘s Founders. She has lived and worked in Honduras intermittently since 2014 as a teacher, volunteer and researcher. Aside from her work at educate., she is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA).
Originally from Spain, Andrea has a background in International Relations and worked extensively in Colombia before taking up her current role as Partnerships Coordinator at the United Network of Young Peacebuilders in The Netherlands.
Shobhendra has 13+ years of experience leading and supporting global organisations in the areas of leadership, strategy, finance & transformation. Over the years, contributing to the field of education has given him the most joy. Supporting education and children is the primary reason for his being a part of educate.
Library Project Leaders
Profe. Lorena Jimenez
Las Lagunas primary school director and teacher
Lorena is the only teacher at the Las Lagunas primary school in Arada, Santa Bárbara. She led the community in starting the Las Lagunas School Library project in 2019.
Profe. Nery Molina
La Florida primary school director and teacher
Nery Molina is the only teacher at the La Florida primary school in the mountains of Catacamas, Olancho. He led his students and community in starting the La Florida School Library in 2019.
Profe Gueyby
Las Delicias primary school director and teacher
Profe Gueyby is the Director of the Las Delicias primary school on the outskirts of Trinidad, and one of the class teachers. She led the school community in starting their school library in 2021.
Profe. Zaida Bonilla
Adrian Mejia School Director
Profe. Zaida is the school director of the Adrian Mejia primary and secondary school on the outskirts of El Progreso, Yoro. She led her community in starting the Adrian Mejia School Library project in 2018.
Profe. José Luís Trochez
Guadalupe Ulloa School teacher and director
José Luis is the director of the Guadalupe Ulloa primary school in Trinidad. He was the project leader of the Guadalupe Ulloa School Library project in 2018.
Profe Magdaly
Trinidad Kindergarten director and teacher
Kindergarten Director and teacher Magdaly Pérez led the start of the Trinidad Kindergarten Library project in 2018.
Profe. Bessy Nohelí
La Alegria primary school director and teacher
Bessy is the only teacher at the La Alegria primary school, in the mountains of Trinidad, where we supported a library project in 2021. The library creation process was led by former teacher, Rosa Idalia, who handed the project over to Bessy in 2022.
Profe. Yessenia
El Tigre primary school director and teacher
Profe Yessenia is the director and a class teacher at the El Tigre primary school just outside of Trinidad. She and other community leaders worked together to lead the opening of this library project in 2022.
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