At CoEd, we’re breaking the cycle of poverty through education.

We believe that students can change their lives through three pathways. . .

Reading

Elementary students develop literacy—a crucial foundation for later learning—and further build reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in middle school and beyond.

Technology

Middle and high-school youth are provided with badly-needed digital literacy training that positions them with necessary tech skills for future employment or further education.

Graduation

Students receive comprehensive, holistic support services and youth development that enable them to graduate with the skills to become the next generation of young leaders.

Here’s what that looks like in action:

Spark Reading

1 in 3 Indigenous Guatemalans cannot read or write.

Kids in CoEd’s Spark Reading Program are learning twice as much as kids in regular classrooms.

Textbooks

90% of rural Guatemalan classrooms don’t have textbooks.

CoEd helps schools build financially self-sustaining textbook rental programs in underserved communities.

Technology

Rural Guatemalan students lack opportunities to gain tech skills.

95% of CoEd Technology Program graduates continue their education or find a job.

Rise

Only 10% of rural Guatemalans graduate from high school.

CoEd’s Rise Youth Development Program helps promising students become the people they dreamed of being.

In regions of Guatemala where 4 out of 5 Indigenous people live in poverty,

%

of CoEd Rise Program graduates find a job or continue their education beyond high school.

Here’s how you can help combat poverty in Guatemala

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You’ll be inspired by the success stories of our students, and you’ll stay up-to-date on ways to join the movement yourself!

Visit Guatemala

We don’t just send resources to Guatemala, we get involved in the whole process. Come experience the work in person!

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You can directly change the life of a child in need. Just one graduate can lift multiple generations out of poverty.

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