The Honduras Teacher Empowerment grant aims to increase educational outcomes for Honduran students by empowering their teachers with the skills they need to raise the next generation of Honduran leaders. Our Rotary project is especially important given the focus on providing quality education and supporting educational access for students in the most vulnerable areas of Honduras. Our project aims to support 18 schools in Santa Barbara, Honduras, reaching approximately 150 teachers and 2,000 students over a four year period. This builds off of the success of Rotary Global Grant #1747029, in which we brought together teachers from twenty-four schools across El Progreso, Yoro to collaborate and engage in professional development opportunities. We seek to partner with Santa Barbara, a neighboring town, which faces similar educational realities and whose teachers and students are facing an immediate and urgent need for support due to the educational disruptions caused by COVID-19.
We are partnering with schools in rural areas where educational quality has been historically low, and which have been disproportionately impacted by the shift to distance learning. Pre-pandemic, less than 50% of Honduran youth completed primary school; by strengthening the capacity of teachers in under-resourced communities to support basic education and literacy, we are working to create positive systemic change. Given that half of Honduran students lack reliable internet access, there is a salient need for educational programming and training to support teachers in serving students who are at a greater risk of dropping out.
We will provide blended learning modules for teachers to implement, teach valuable technological skills, and aid teachers in adjusting their practices to COVID-19 realities. We have created a YouTube channel with modules for teachers to use as well. Additionally, we are piloting a text message program that will provide education to students who lack access to the internet, since Honduras has a higher rate of mobile phone penetration in rural areas. Through this grant, we will ensure that students who have been outside of the school system since the national lockdown in early March are able to continue with their schooling, focusing on lessons in core subjects. This pilot program will continue after schools begin re-opening so that those students who are unable or unwilling to return to school amidst the pandemic will still have access to education. Long-term, we will build an educational community across the 18 schools to provide avenues for teachers to learn, share, and grow; inspiring innovation and leadership as Honduran schools emerge from COVID-19. We will continue to collaborate with and reach for innovative solutions to this pressing educational challenge in Honduran schools through this Global Grant project.
Paid
This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented.
Project listed for the 2020-21 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #1990635.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Chula Vista Sunrise (5340)
8-Oct-19
$5,500
$0
$5,500
Santa Bárbara (4250)
13-Dec-19
$300
$0
$300
Alexandria (7610)
24-Feb-20
$100
$2,000
$2,100
Escondido East (5340)
21-Dec-20
$2,000
$0
$2,000
District 6580 DDF
21-Dec-20
-
$2,000
$2,000
Crystal City-Pentagon (Arlington) (7610)
21-Dec-20
$100
$7,500
$7,600
District 7890 DDF
21-Dec-20
-
$10,000
$10,000
Missoula (5390)
21-Dec-20
$10,000
$2,500
$12,500
Summit (Greensboro) (7690)
21-Dec-20
$500
$0
$500
York (7390)
21-Dec-20
$15,000
$0
$15,000
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$24,000
$24,000
Total
$81,500
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
Project Supporting Documents
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Project Photos
History Log Entries
8-Oct-19
by Tom Miller
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Thomas Miller of the Rotary Club of Chula Vista Sunrise, District 5340.
18-Nov-19
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 DDF by Maxie Gluckman of the Rotary Club of E-Club of San Diego Global, District 5340.
4-Dec-19
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 DDF by Henri Migala of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines Rotary, District 5340.
4-Dec-19
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 DDF by Henri Migala of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines (La Jolla), District 5340.
5-Dec-19
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 with $10,000 DDF by Henri Migala of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines (La Jolla), District 5340.
13-Dec-19
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $300 by Raul Alberto Hernández of the Rotary Club of Santa Bárbara, District 4250.
24-Feb-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Denny Kuhns of the Rotary Club of Alexandria, District 7610.
21-May-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 with $10,000 DDF by John Simonelli of the Rotary Club of Encinitas, District 5340.
1-Aug-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
21-Dec-20
by Janice Kurth
Dear Maxie and all -- Could you please update the financing on this site for this grant. As you know there is no DDF available. We have received the request for approval from TRF for the application and it does not match with the financing shown here. Thank you!
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Logan Stuard of the Rotary Club of Escondido East, District 5340.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 DDF by Ginger McClellan of the Rotary Club of Columbus-Sunrise, District 6580.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $100 with $7,500 DDF by Peter Anderson of the Rotary Club of Crystal City-Pentagon (Arlington), District 7610.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 DDF by Bill Krist of the Rotary Club of West Springfield, District 7890.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 with $10,000 DDF by Dick King of the Rotary Club of Missoula, District 5390.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Mike Johnson of the Rotary Club of Summit (Greensboro), District 7690.
21-Dec-20
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Pledge of $15,000 by Jackie Summers of the Rotary Club of York, District 7390.
11-Jan-21
by Janice Kurth
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
16-Mar-21
by Maxie Gluckman
Pending final authorizations.
2-Jun-21
by Maxie Gluckman
Thank you to everyone for your patience regarding this grant. The grant has been approved by Rotary International and pending all donations being sent in (if they have not been sent already) Rotary International will pay out the grant in a few weeks and it will begin. Please see an email coming shortly with more information.
2-Jun-21
by Maxie Gluckman
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
17-Sep-21
by Maxie Gluckman
So exciting, finally the Rotary Payout is in process so we can launch shortly! Given that it is the close out of the Honduran school year next month, we will likely wait to start full in January, spending the next few months updating all materials. Thank you all for your patience and support!
3-Dec-21
by Maxie Gluckman
We are preparing for the first training at the launch of the new Honduran school year, February, 2020 and everything associated with those relationships and preparations. The school year in Honduras ended early due to elections so this delayed things a bit, but everything is moving along well. Wishing everyone well!
22-Feb-22
by Maxie Gluckman
First training in Honduras launched Feb 22-26, 2022. Newsletter shared today with an update and more coming next week. Excited to finally be up and running as the school year started later this year.
2-May-22
by Maxie Gluckman
The Host and International Rotary clubs will be leading an Advisory Board meeting this Wednesday evening with some of the donor clubs to check on program progress and share their insights into program improvement. Continuing on with efforts to improve educational quality!
18-Jul-22
by Maxie Gluckman
We just concluded a very successful training in Santa Barbara, Honduras with 12 schools. Very proud of our Honduran trainers and teachers for their commitment to educational transformation, especially during their holiday break. Photos will be added to the page as well for your review and a longer update shared shortly.
2-Oct-22
by Maxie Gluckman
Sharing with you all an update video on the progress thus far if you are interested updating your clubs:
Also including some additional photos from celebrating Honduran independence day and the current situation with floods impacting our school sites. If you are interested in supporting families please consider donating here: https://my.shhkids.org/campaign/honduras-flood-relief-fund/c431987
16-Dec-22
by Maxie Gluckman
As we close out our first year, we are submitting a progress report to Rotary International as well as will be sharing shortly a Mailchimp with an end-of-year update.
We also are sharing a presentation made by local Hondurans to update the International Rotary club for your review https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r2-H9BtYWEXd8EX6HrU1FtekVoUQclgM_N9Q_FS4MdM/edit?usp=sharing
2-Jun-23
by Sagastumemadrid@yahoo. Com
System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.
3-Jan-24
by Maxie Gluckman
During the final time period of 2023 year, (from the last 4 mounths) we have developed:
- A semiannual workshop on September 21, 22, and 23: where 12 teachers and 12 principals from the Juncal and Guatemalia network in Santa Bárbara participated.
- Two monthly workshops, the first was on October 27 and the second on November 24.
- A school for parents, on November 23 at the Santos Guardiola school. The topic of this workshop was: how to take care of children's self-esteem.
We look forward to all of the great work to come in 2024!
29-Jul-24
by Maxie Gluckman
- Monitoring school work from May to August.
- Monthly trainings in May, June and July.
- Upcoming important activities:
1. Embed the memorial plaques in the graduated schools (August 2024)
2. Book deliveries to 8 schools (August 2024)
3. Second semi-annual workshop (September 18, 19 and 20)
18-Mar-25
by Maxie Gluckman
We have begun the final activities of the teacher empowerment project.
- The final monthly training was held on February 21st.
- We have delivered the final packages of new books to schools at two separate events.
To date, the teacher empowerment program has had a very positive impact, reflected in:
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