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| Helping to Educate |
Time has taught us that foreign aid works best when it is linked with education. Many children living in the rural communities of Guatemala are desperate for a quality education.
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The Wells of Hope Group, through generous donations from its supporters, and with the help of its numerous volunteers, builds schools in areas where children have no access to sound learning environments. Solid school buildings are erected that protect the children from the hot sun in the dry season and the torrential downpours of the rainy season. The three classrooms are large, and comfortably accommodate the population of children in each community.
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As part of the school construction, rain gutters from the roof lead to a large cistern underneath the floor of the school. This allows the school to take advantage of the abundance of clean water that falls during the rainy season. For example, the women of the community who prepare a daily lunch for the children at the school use this gift from the heavens as part of the nutritious meal they serve to the students.
An adequate sanitary system is also an important element in creating an effective learning environment. Thus, a septic bed is constructed at each school to handle wastewater from the bathrooms and the school kitchen.
Many gently used desks and computers are collected through the Niagara Warehouse of Hope (contact www.warehouseofhope.com if you would like to assist with this aspect of our schools project). The volunteers at the Warehouse of Hope repair and refurbish the computers that are donated to their organization. This equipment is used to create computer centres at the schools, giving the children an opportunity to enter the computer age and to be better qualified for future employment.
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