In the eastern part of Guatemala, lays a school by the name of Ak’Tenamit. Ak’Tenamit serves as a boarding school for students in grades 7-12, and is one of the newest members of the CoEd Computer Centers Program. With the addition of new computer equipment, they will...
Melinda Gates once said, “If you want to lift up humanity, empower women.” And that is exactly what the community of Hacienda Maria is doing. Hacienda Maria students proudly holding their new Microsoft certificates This year, 18 CoEd Computer Program students from...
Textbooks. Computers. Spark Reading. Rise Youth Development. All four of CoEd’s programs work with students in Guatemala to help them get the education they deserve in order to reach one of the biggest milestones in their lives, high school graduation! But it doesn’t...
Haaave you met Howard? Howard Lobb, who does not shy away from taking a leap of faith, left his successful corporate career back in 2001 to help the fledgling nonprofit Cooperative for Education start a computer program in Guatemala. So what if the organization was...
Like many other kids her age, Jennifer, an eighth-grader at El Aguacate middle school, doesn’t know exactly what she wants to do when she grows up. “I want to own a business” she says, knowing that she wants to lead and employ others, use her creativity, and build a...
“The computer will be a tool I can use to defend myself against any problems I face.” Cande dreams of a better future not just for herself, but for others as well: “Where I’m from there are a lot of people who die without the help of a doctor. I want to...
