PROJECTS
the big events!
ELPÂ SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
Providing a nutritious lunch to the students of ELP is a priority for us. We believe in supporting learning in real-time and reducing hunger in our school is one important way we can do this. At a cost of $100 per week we can provide quality protein to 125 students at Escuela Loma Partida. With any extra funding we hope to add the 65 students at Cerro Brujo school to our school lunch program.
TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL
Transportation to school is often a costly endeavor. There are many community schools in this off-grid area but most schools do not have the resources to accommodate grades K-12. Loma Partida school offers grades K-9 while Cerro Brujo school offers grades K-6. Upon graduating the children must travel an average of 5-10 miles to the nearest school. All travel is by boat- there are no roads or infrastructure on most of the islands in the archipelago. Gasoline costs $5-6/gallon and often each student will pay $5 per trip to school in order to split the transportation costs. That's $25/week for one student in the family to go to school. The average day wage is $15-20. Very tough on these families that often have more than one child in school.
The above budget is our goal for 2024!
We are dreaming big and with hyour help the sky is the limit.