The Life of a Guatemalan Mother
“What do you eat with your tortillas?” someone asked Maria Berta. “Sometimes there’s salt,” she replied. Maria Berta had welcomed Cooperative for Education volunteers into her home in Cerritos Asunción, Guatemala after we inaugurated the Culture of Reading Program at...
Heydi Chancho: Leading by Example
How many girls play teacher when they are little? Assigning homework to stuffed animals and diligently grading fake exams, happily dreaming about a future when it all becomes reality. Heydi Chancho Sirin was no different. “I used to set sticks and sheets of paper in...
Friday Photo Fiesta: Donor Thank You Events
As we near the end of Donor Appreciation Month at CoEd we wanted one last hurrah to celebrate those who are in the "inner circle" of CoEd supporters —members of the Literacy and Learning Society, Legacy Society, on the Board of Trustees and those who have traveled...
Donor Spotlight: Mimi and CECE Global
As Donor Appreciation Month continues, we'd like to introduce you to another one of our stellar donors--Mimi Gingold! Mimi took her 30+ years of experience as an educator and started CECE Global, a company that connects people from different cultures for greater...
Lesly Patzan: The Chance of a Lifetime
A generous CoEd supporter gave Lesly Patzan the chance of a lifetime--to stay in school and pursue her dreams. We introduced her last year, but now have a beautiful one minute video in which Lesly describes how CoEd's Scholarship & Youth Development Program...