Rain or Shine: The Magic of Adventure and Community
Nestled at the foothills of Volcán de Fuego, in the heart of San Pedro Yepocapa, lies Fe y Esperanza—the latest addition to Cooperative for Education’s (CoEd’s) Textbook Program! Passionate locals founded this private middle school with the noble goal of increasing...
A Continued Commitment to Guatemala: Interview with Jeff Berninger
Joe and Jeff Berninger may not have known how things would unfold when they founded Cooperative for Education (CoEd) in 1996, but wow, are we glad they did! Starting from humble beginnings at a kitchen table in a tiny Guatemala City apartment, they launched CoEd with...
Top 10 February 2023 Tour Highlights
Once again, we packed our bags and came together with CoEd supporters from all around the globe to witness CoEd programs in action! This February's tour season was our largest yet, with a whopping 86 people joining us for our GLP and Snapshot tours. Can you believe...
The Rise Program: More than a Scholarship
If you sponsor a student in the Rise Youth Development Program or you’ve been supporting CoEd for a while, you know that a Rise scholarship provides so much more than an academic scholarship—because students are facing much more than economic barriers. On top of...
The Unexpected Impact of Traveling to Guatemala
We all have those moments in our lives that we remember because of the lasting impact they have. There are the obvious ones such as weddings, the birth of children, the Bengals making the Super Bowl (WHO DEY), etc. Then there are the ones that might not be...