Media & Awards
For over 20 years, CoEd has worked tirelessly to break the cycle of poverty in Guatemala through education … and people are taking notice!
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We’re humbled by the following awards, honors, and partnerships:
- Long-term partnerships with Rotary International, Google, USAID, Microsoft, and P&G Alumni Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
- Inclusion in the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, spearheaded by Michelle Obama (2018)
- Finalist for Best Places to Work from the Cincinnati Business Courier (201)
- Travel and Hospitality Awards Cultural Experience of the Year award winner (2020)
- Library of Congress Literacy Award Winner – Best Practices Honoree (2020)
- Platinum status (the highest recognition offered!) from GuideStar (2016-present)
- Participation in the Obama Foundation Summit (2019)
- World Bank Rural Productivity prize winner (2003)
- Presenter at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Conference in New York (2005)
- Community Partnership prize from the Research Triangle Institute (2009)
- First place (out of 50+ organizations) in the Better World Books literacy prize contest (2010)
- GreatNonprofits Top-Rated award recipient (2017-present)
- Top 5% of nonprofits in Guatemala, as ranked by the Center for Sustainable Development (2010)
- Official accreditation for our Textbook, Computer, and Literacy Programs from Guatemala’s Ministry of Education (2012-present)
CoEd Featured in the Media
Articles, blogs, and multimedia coverage:
- “The Best Ways to Experience Guatemala” – The Huffington Post
- “This Man Quit His Job to Educate Kids in Guatemala” – The Cincinnati Enquirer
- “Obama Foundation Recognizes Cincinnati’s CoEd” – Soapbox Cincinnati
- “Top Volunteer Opportunities in Cincinnati in 2019” – GreatNonprofits
- “Travel with Us This Week on a Very Special Journey to Guatemala” – Beers & Beans
- “Governor Joins Guatemala Education Mission” – Cayman Compass
- “In Remote Areas, School Supplies Ease Hardship” – The Rotarian
- “SYSK Takes the Show on the Road…to Guatemala” – Stuff You Should Know
- “Travel, Perspective, & Impact” – Being Boss
- “Fall Fiesta Supports Guatemala Mission” – Movers&Makers
- “From Corporate Ladder to Nonprofit” – The Cincinnati Enquirer
- “Behind the Scenes with Cooperative for Education” – Girl Gone Travel
- “20 Noteworthy Global Grants” – The Rotarian
- “Can Education Girls Save Guatemala?” – Stuff Mom Never Told You
- “Cooperative for Education is Transforming Education in Guatemala” – Que Pasa
- “Quintessentially American: One Local Nonprofit is Creating a Middle Class in Guatemala” – Cincy Magazine
- “Finding Our Voice (and Our Purpose) in Panajxit, Guatemala” – Beers & Beans
- “Guatemalan Adventure, Part 1” – Stuff You Should Know
- “Bridging the Divide” – Revue
- “Cool Stuff You Should Know About Lake Atitlan” – The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
- “Cincinnati Nonprofit Cooperative for Education Earns National Recognition from Microsoft in Guatemala” – The Cincinnati Enquirer
- “Harlem Shake, Guatemala Style” – Ryan Van Duzer
- “Cooperative for Education Makes a Difference in Guatemala” – Adoption Today
- “The Selfish Do-Gooder” – The View From the Skyline
- “The National Announce Benefit Show at Troubadour in Support of Thousand Girls Initiative” – Grimy Goods
- “Buenos Dias! We’re Fundraising for a Very Special Cause” – Beers & Beans
- “Guatemalan Adventure, Part 2” – Stuff You Should Know
- Wyoming P&G Alum Helps Bring Computers to Guatemalan Schools– The Cincinnati Enquirer
Not to brag, but check this out!
We’re humbled by the following awards, honors, and partnerships:
CoEd Featured in the Media
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