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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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
A Young Computer Scientist, Growing into a Leader
Despite the difficulties of studying from home during the pandemic, educate. scholar Javier Reyes is excelling both academically and personally. During a recent visit to Honduras, I (Antonia, educate. co-founder) was able to meet up with him and his family and spend some quality time talking about his experiences, struggles, achievements and ideas. Javier lives … Continue reading A Young Computer Scientist, Growing into a Leader
La Alegria’s Library in the Mountains
Written by Antonia McGrath, educate. Director and Co-Founder During a recent trip to Honduras, the first of the educate. libraries I visited was in the La Alegria community. La Alegria is a 45 minute mototaxi ride from the town of Trinidad: down into the valley, up the main road, and then off a dirt track … Continue reading La Alegria’s Library in the Mountains
Community library projects re-starting after a year of lockdown
After a year of lockdown, our community library projects have been re-ignited. Last week, three communities in the municipality of Trinidad, Honduras recommenced their community meetings, working towards three new school-based community libraries that will open this year. Project Coordinator Walter Dubon attended the community meetings, guiding communities in the first steps of the process: … Continue reading Community library projects re-starting after a year of lockdown
La Florida Library Anniversary Celebration
August 14 marked the 1-year anniversary of the La Florida school library in Olancho, Honduras! The students from the school decided to organise an anniversary celebration, and invited educate. to join them via Zoom. It was the first time the students had attempted a Zoom call, and a phone top-up had been bought especially for … Continue reading La Florida Library Anniversary Celebration
Team Spotlight: Lisa van Holsteijn, Head of Fundraising
We've been working on making 'Team Spotlight' videos to give you an insight into some of the core members of the educate. team. In this post, we'd like you to meet Lisa van Holsteijn, one of educate.'s co-founders, and now our head of fundraising. Lisa lived and worked in Honduras for a year and a … Continue reading Team Spotlight: Lisa van Holsteijn, Head of Fundraising
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