Highlights From February 2025 Tours
February was a whirlwind of a month, especially because it's our busiest tour season of the year! Every February, CoEd takes travelers on the GLP Tour and the Snapshot Tour. The GLP Tour offers a fun and unique opportunity to serve alongside other Rotary-connected...
Yurleny: Dreaming of a Brighter Future
In Guatemala, education is often what empowers students from low-income, rural backgrounds to defy the odds they were born into—each additional year of attending school can make a positive impact on their efforts to break the cycle of poverty. Yurleny was one of those...
Behind the Scenes: Follow a Site Visit with the Rise Team
Though the commute to the Cincinnati office is not usually surrounded by lush greenery, two of our US staff members got to share their commute with their Guatemalan counterparts in late July when they joined the Rise Scholarship Team in Guatemala to shadow local Rise...
The Transformational Power of Reading
Picture a classroom bustling with activity...Okay, check! ✔Children dressed in colorful costumes swarm the bookshelves to choose a story to read with visiting volunteers from Cooperative for Education (CoEd) and its Rotary partners. These students may be just three...
Top 6 Memories from Summer 2024 Tours
Another year, another Summer Tour season in the books—and as always, this one was full of incredible experiences! The Helping Hands Tour is a special opportunity to connect with Spark students over the course of a week, and every year it’s a heartwarming reminder that...
Evelyn: Cooking Up Career Success
Evelyn looks every bit the professional chef in her school uniform just months before earning her diploma in gastronomy. Now that she has graduated, she plans to offer courses to other people in her community who like to cook. September 2021. At just 14 years old,...
2023 Report Card
The pandemic has left us in uncharted territory. But CoEd programs are up to the challenge of leading the way forward—from the Spark Program’s new initiatives for foundational learning recovery at the earliest levels, all the way to the Rise Program, which is getting...
Joselyn and Jáckelyn: Surpassing Expectations Since Birth
Joselyn and Jáckelyn (back middle & back right) visit Hacienda María, one of CoEd’s Computer Program schools alongside singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno (back left). San José Poaquil, February 2023.Twins. Imagine the shock of hearing this as an expectant parent!...
Runawal B’alam Ya’ – The Picture of Success
Students at Runawal B’alam Ya’ show off the brand-new books purchased through their school’s revolving fund, an innovative program component that makes the Textbook Program sustainable for the long term. Chimaltenango, February 2024If you’ve been following Cooperative...
Top 6 Memories from February 2024 Tours
Once again, we packed our bags and came together with CoEd supporters and Rotarians from all around the world to travel around Guatemala! Travelers got to see the programs in action and celebrate alongside the students, families, and educators who are harnessing...