For many young people in rural Honduras, a high school education remains out of reach. At educate., our scholarship programme – at the heart of a holistic model of student support – is helping change that reality.
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The power of organizational learning exchanges
In the month of October 2025, our Executive Director Natalia Anariba traveled to Guatemala for a week of conferences and organizational learning exchanges. In this blog, she shares her experiences and reflections.
5 months in Honduras: Kathi’s volunteer experience at educate.
5 months in Honduras, 5 months in Trinidad, 5 months with educate. It has been a time full of new experiences, insights and emotions. In this blog, I share how I came to volunteer at educate., what my experience was like, and some things I wish I would have known beforehand!
Tania becomes educate.’s first university graduate!
This week, our scholarship student Tania became our very first university graduate, achieving her degree in Industrial Engineering with honours! Born and raised in the coffee-growing town of Trinidad, Santa Bárbara, Tania grew up living with her mother, sister, grandparents, uncle and younger cousin, in a community on the outskirts of the town. She attended … Continue reading Tania becomes educate.’s first university graduate!
Our first robotics camp with STEM IN A BOX
From June 9-14 this year, we were thrilled to welcome our partners STEM IN A BOX to our Youth Center in Trinidad, Honduras to facilitate our first robotics camp! 32 students and two teachers participated and, in groups of 3, each built three robots using electronic waste and recycled materials. They also explored how these … Continue reading Our first robotics camp with STEM IN A BOX
Meet our 2024 scholars and youth leaders!
2024 started with a bang as we welcomed 35 scholars at our annual scholarship award ceremony in January. Our students this year range from 11 to 24 years of age, and from 7th grade to well into their university studies. Among them are 18 returning scholars, 17 new scholars, and 57% are girls and young … Continue reading Meet our 2024 scholars and youth leaders!
Stories of Change from our Scholarship Programme: Shelsy Yolibeth
educate.’s scholarship programme is at the core of what we do. This week, as we raise funds to continue our programme for the coming year, we want to share a story with you from one of our students: Shelsy Yolibeth. Shelsy is 17 years old and is from the community of Ilama, Santa Bárbara. Before … Continue reading Stories of Change from our Scholarship Programme: Shelsy Yolibeth
Our 2022 Annual Report is out!
2022 truly surpassed all our expectations. We started off the year by launching our high school scholarship programme as schools reopened after more than two years of being closed due to the pandemic, we brought our Projects Coordinator Walter onto the team as a part-time paid employee, and we signed a contract with the Municipality … Continue reading Our 2022 Annual Report is out!
The Youth Center opens and the first year of educate.’s high school scholarship programme comes to an end!
Our High School scholarship programme educate. works to empower children and youth in Honduras through community-driven educational initiatives. In 2017 we started our university scholarship programme, which has been running since then. However, through conversations with families, local educators and young people, a clear need emerged for greater support towards access to high school as … Continue reading The Youth Center opens and the first year of educate.’s high school scholarship programme comes to an end!
Bringing STEM education into educate. libraries: an internet pilot at Las Lagunas primary school
In many classrooms world-wide, the internet has become an indispensable tool in education – a tool that connects students with a variety of sources and opportunities to learn. Through the Internet Pilot Project, we and our partners at Hebbian have made access to this resource possible for the children of rural Las Lagunas primary school … Continue reading Bringing STEM education into educate. libraries: an internet pilot at Las Lagunas primary school
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