The Thousand Girls Initiative Turns One
Happy 1-year anniversary! On April 1, 2016, we officially launched the Thousand Girls Initiative, a massive expansion of our Scholarship & Youth Development Program that will help 1,000 young Guatemalan women avoid an all too common fate: dropping out of school...
Small Business Spotlight
CoEd supporters are the greatest. You’re generous, kind, silly, adventurous, compassionate, and a little competitive, too. (We’re talking about you, Rick and Rich!) Each of you has a story of what motivates you to help students in Guatemala and it gives us great...
Education Center Dedication
“It was just like a wedding. You look out and you see all these people who you love and who have meant so much to you over the years.” —Joe Berninger It really was a special experience to dedicate the new education center with so many of you last month. Per the norm,...
Our favorite time of the year – February Project Tours
Like Christmas or summer vacation, we eagerly anticipate the February tour season each year. We spend a jam packed few weeks with supporters delivering books, inaugurating computer labs, reading with students, and meeting scholarship students. Bus rides into the...
Orlando Chile Bucú: Turning Skills into Success
“Tonight, please complete the even problems on page 268 and show up ready to compare your work with a partner’s tomorrow.” Many of us recognize these words as a typical end to a typical math class. But for students in rural Guatemala, there is nothing typical about...
Shout Out to Our Canadian Friends
A little over a year ago, we announced the birth of Canadian Friends of Cooperative for Education, our partner organization in Canada! Since then, Canadians have been coming out of the woodwork to help raise money for deserving kids in Guatemala. They’re presenting to...
The Next 20 Years
We wrapped up our interview with CoEd founders Joe and Jeff by asking what they envision for the next 20 years of breaking the cycle of poverty in Guatemala. Their answer? Create integrated solutions to poverty in partnership with Idea Global, our partner...
Delivery! 2017 by the Numbers
The new school year got underway in Guatemala last month and we wanted to give you a quick look at what you're making possible in 2017. (And you know we can't pass up an opportunity to share cute photos!) So without further ado, take a look at the impressive numbers...
Now Presenting…Our New Director of International Programs
Ladies and gentlemen, people of good will and lovers of all things Guatemala, it is our distinct pleasure to present to you the newest member of CoEd’s senior staff. A long-time advocate for students and families, she’s worked on three continents, racked up almost a...
Getting Ready for the Big Day
We’re getting closer to the big day—the official launch of our Education Center in Guatemala as our new program headquarters! Major renovations are complete, the office furniture has been moved in, and we’re now getting chairs and tables delivered for conference rooms...