{"id":441,"date":"2017-10-11T18:13:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coeduc.org\/es\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:06:14","slug":"nuestra-historia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coeduc.org\/es\/nuestra-historia\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestra historia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.5)&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inicios modestos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;56px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/coeduc.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Joe-and-Jeff.jpg&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;48px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nuestra Historia<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Un conocimiento sostenible&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Inicios modestos<\/h2>\n<p>Todo empez\u00f3 con una sola comunidad, justo fuera de la ciudad de Guatemala. En 1996, el Instituto por Cooperativa de La Labor, dio la bienvenida a Jeff Berninger,\u00a0 un voluntario de Estados Unidos, para ense\u00f1ar ingl\u00e9s. Cuando Jeff\u00a0 lleg\u00f3 descubri\u00f3 que el instituto carec\u00eda de los recursos educativos m\u00e1s b\u00e1sicos, incluyendo libros de texto. A pesar del arduo esfuerzo del Instituto La Labor por proporcionar una buena educaci\u00f3n a los ni\u00f1os en \u00e9sta \u00e1rea, ellos como la mayor\u00eda de los institutos en Guatemala, no pod\u00edan simplemente permitirse el proporcionar muchos de los recursos educativos vitales, tal como libros de texto.<\/p>\n<p>Los maestros pasaban la mayor parte de su tiempo dictando o escribiendo en el pizarr\u00f3n, lo que daba como resultado una gran cantidad de estudiantes aburridos y que abandonaban la escuela; pero el conocimiento que tra\u00eda Jeff de su experiencia en Ingenier\u00eda en Sistemas, y el suficiente conocimiento de publicidad, probaban que lo que el instituto necesitaba justamente era alcanzar la transformaci\u00f3n duradera.<\/p>\n<h2>Un conocimiento sostenible<\/h2>\n<p>Jeff, con la ayuda de su hermano Joe, consigui\u00f3 una subvenci\u00f3n peque\u00f1a para establecer un programa rentable de libros de texto en La Labor. Con la colaboraci\u00f3n de la comunidad local, el instituto implement\u00f3 un modelo basado en cooperativas de cultivo, que Jeff y Joe hab\u00edan visto crecer en la zona rural de Indiana y mientras viajaban por Espa\u00f1a. Los padres se comprometieron a pagar una cuota peque\u00f1a mensual para rentar los libros de texto para sus hijos, y la administraci\u00f3n escolar aprendi\u00f3 a ahorrar esas cuotas hasta que hubiera el dinero suficiente para comprar nuevos libros. El programa fue un \u00e9xito, y pronto docenas de institutos de los alrededores, empezaron a pedir su propio <a href=\"https:\/\/coeduc.org\/es\/libros-de-texto\/\">Programa de Libros de Texto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>En 1996, Joe and Jeff, dejaron exitosas carreras para empezar a trabajar con estos institutos adicionales, entonces fue cuando Cooperaci\u00f3n para la Educaci\u00f3n (COED) naci\u00f3.<\/p>\n<h2>La expansi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p>Desde sus humildes inicios hace 27 a\u00f1os, el programa de Libros de Texto se ha expandido de manera exponencial y se han fundado tres programas educativos m\u00e1s: el Programa de Centros de Tecnolog\u00eda, el Programa de Lectura, y el Programa de Becas y Desarrollo Juvenil. \u00a0Trabajamos en 13 de los 22 departamentos de Guatemala y hemos servido a m\u00e1s de 295,000 estudiantes. Actualmente, COED es reconocida como una de las ONG\u00b4s (Organizaciones no Gubernamentales) m\u00e1s importantes en Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;divider-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;50%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/coeduc.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/33215642771_e0c6ff24e6_o.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Seperador para deste\u00f1ir de foto&#8211;fiesta del equipo COED&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; height=&#8221;100px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuestra HistoriaInicios modestos Todo empez\u00f3 con una sola comunidad, justo fuera de la ciudad de Guatemala. 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