The start of a new year means educate. is taking on a new university scholarship student! educate.'s university scholarship programme provides excellent, high-potential students from low-income backgrounds in Honduras with the opportunity to continue their education to the university level. This year's recipient will become the third person to go to university with educate.'s support. Out of … Continue reading 2019 educate. Scholarship Student: Javier Reyes
We believe community-created libraries can fundamentally transform learning environments at schools. Books broaden horizons, open minds and inspire creativity. This Christmas, we’re reaching out to everyone in the educate. community to ask for your support in helping us start libraries at two rural primary schools in Honduras that will do just that. We recently launched … Continue reading Buy a Book for an educate. Library this Christmas!
Versión en Español abajo Keyanna Gotay is a Garifuna of Honduran descent, born in the Bronx, New York and raised in North Carolina in the United States. She does a lot of work on Afrolatinidad, being Garifuna, the Central American diaspora, racism/colourism and similar topics, and graciously agreed to write a post for our blog … Continue reading Black & Indigenous in Honduras – By Keyanna Gotay
Version en Español abajo Gerson Suazo, a young Honduran activist and photographer, is currently part of the Central American Migrant Caravan heading north through Mexico towards the United States. As a photographer and a political activist, Gerson has been walking with his camera in hand, documenting his people's’ journey over the past weeks. This post … Continue reading Hondureños con Sueños: Stories from the Migrant Caravan (Part 2)
Versión en Español abajo October 21, 2018: "There is no return," they said, "only rafts. We are already in Mexican territory." Gerson Suazo, a young Honduran activist and photographer, is currently amongst the over 7,000 Central Americans in the migrant caravan heading north through Mexico towards the United States. These migrants are fleeing persecution, poverty … Continue reading “There is no return”: Stories from the Migrant Caravan
Versión en Español mas abajo On a sunny Thursday morning in Honduras, a truck laden with the books and desks rumbled its way up through the Honduran coffee-farming countryside to the rural town of Trinidad. Far too big for the town’s narrow streets, the truck barely made it to the school’s entrance, where the carpenters … Continue reading “Viva la Biblioteca” at Escuela Guadalupe Ulloa
We've been working on making 'Team Spotlight' videos to give you an insight into some of the core members of the educate. team. Today, we'd like you to meet Jocelyn Vick Maeer, educate.'s treasurer! Jocelyn joined educate. in late 2016 while studying in Amsterdam, and has kept track of every euro and lempira that has passed … Continue reading Team Spotlight: Jocelyn Vick Maeer, Treasurer
Over the coming weeks, we are working to give you an insight into the educate. team through short interview-style videos focusing on each of our core team members. First up: Fionnuala Davidson! Fionnuala is our Business Partnerships Coordinator at educate.. She lived in Honduras for a year after finishing high school, working with street children … Continue reading Team Spotlight: Fionnuala Davidson, Business Partnerships Coordinator
Things don’t always go to plan. Each time we begin a new project, we put a great deal of thought into it, but there are always circumstances that one simply cannot predict. This has been the case with our most recent project, the nutrition centre we fund in Talanga, Honduras with our incredible partner organisation … Continue reading Things don’t always go to plan: Nutrition Centre Relocation
At the International School of Panama, grade 6 students have been busy over the past term organising a book drive. From logistics to publicity to sorting and storing the books, the project was 100% student led. The students managed to collect a grand total of 438 books, a number well over their goal of 350! … Continue reading Reflections on a Student-run Book Drive at the International School of Panama
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