Updates for the School. So far the school project is the only completed project for Jiquilillo. I have recently, on Monday June 26th, been able to gift the supplies to four out of the five teachers that teach at the primary school in Jiquilillo. The attached picture is of the teachers and myself with several supplies that I was able to collect in the states. Thanks to physical donations I was able to gift packages including pencils, pencil sharpeners, rulers, sicissors, notebooks, glue, erassors, and pencil boxes to each teacher to be lent to students who don´t have the necessary materials for the day. I was also able to gift a soccor ball, football, and several tennis balls for the children to use during recess. All parties including the teachers and the children were incredibly excited about the materials and have asked if future donations are possible if books and dictionaries and teaching supplies could be included. I feel this is very important considering the school has no dictionary, one set of out-dated maps, and only several books on site.
Also, just to let you know a little more about the school the NGO, Save the Children, has just this year become very active in the school system, and just last week held a meeting at the school directed at attendance levels. They NGO discussed several concerns with parents and teachers and several communitiy members who do not have children attending school, including Nathan Yue, owner of Rancho Esperanza. The main problem Save the Children has encountered is that attendance is low because the parents are not making the children go to school, instead the parents are allowing their children to work on fishing boats to help feed the family. However, another problem which was discussed by the parents is the teachers lack of attendance as well. The majority of teachers live in the city of Chinandega and do not make it to school before the bell, due to the bus system. This means that the children are less apt to show up on time or in reality at all. Save the Children stated at this meeting that if attendance does not increase they will pull all future funding. Currently, the main focus of Save the Children is providing free drinking water and one meal a day to each student. They have also gifted a swing set for the children to use during breaks.
Also, just to let you know a little more about the school the NGO, Save the Children, has just this year become very active in the school system, and just last week held a meeting at the school directed at attendance levels. They NGO discussed several concerns with parents and teachers and several communitiy members who do not have children attending school, including Nathan Yue, owner of Rancho Esperanza. The main problem Save the Children has encountered is that attendance is low because the parents are not making the children go to school, instead the parents are allowing their children to work on fishing boats to help feed the family. However, another problem which was discussed by the parents is the teachers lack of attendance as well. The majority of teachers live in the city of Chinandega and do not make it to school before the bell, due to the bus system. This means that the children are less apt to show up on time or in reality at all. Save the Children stated at this meeting that if attendance does not increase they will pull all future funding. Currently, the main focus of Save the Children is providing free drinking water and one meal a day to each student. They have also gifted a swing set for the children to use during breaks.
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Great work.
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