Mission & Vision

Mission

To help Guatemalan schoolchildren break the cycle of poverty through education.

CoEd accomplishes this mission by implementing sustainable textbook, computer, reading, library, and scholarship programs in impoverished schools. Through these programs, CoEd strives to address the root causes of poverty in Guatemala, rather than merely treating its symptoms.

• Learn more about how CoEd’s programs work.

Vision

We imagine a future in which every Guatemalan child:

• Stays in school.
• Receives a high-quality elementary and middle school education.
• Has access to higher levels of education and better jobs, outside of the declining agricultural sector. 
• Raises his/her standard of living.
• Finds permanent pathways out of poverty.

With the help of our donors, board of directors, partners, staff, and the communities we serve, CoEd has made great progress towards achieving our goals. 

But we’re not there yet.

With your help, we can continue to deliver vital educational development programs—and hope for a brighter future, beyond poverty—to communities in rural Guatemala.

• Learn more about how you can get involved!
• Find out how our philosophy differs from other international development projects.
• Read more about our work in Guatemala in the book Rewriting the Future. All proceeds from book sales benefit CoEd.