1 - Literacy Cooperative: Books
Yucatan, 2012, Education
We sent 500 new library-grade Spanish language books to the Proyecto Itzaes literacy cooperative in Yucatan, Mexico. The 6,500 people in the area only spoke Toltec so were very limited in their work and trading options. Thanks to the Latino Student Union at Los Altos High they can now read and speak both Toltec and Spanish.
- Project Cost $2500
TGUP Partner: Proyecto Itzaes
2 - LEGOs: Educational Toys
Multiple Countries, 2012, Recreation
Students at three California schools collected 500 pounds of LEGOs. School-sized sets of the LEGOs were sent to TGUP-supported schools in Mexico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Malawi, and South Africa. The children love them because they are fun, and the teachers love them because they promote the students' creativity and fine motor skills.
3 - Freedom Preschool: Upgrade
South Africa, 2012, Education
After the preschool teachers at Freedom Preschool had received their training and certification in early childhood education, we installed shelves, educational posters, tables, chairs, and hanging racks for backpacks. We also painted inside and outside walls including putting educational murals on the walls.
- Project Cost $750
TGUP Partner: COPT
4 - Thato Day Care Center: Upgrade
South Africa, 2012, Education
Working with our South African partners, we painted walls, tables, chairs and other furniture, and created educational posters. We then painted murals on the inside and outside walls and installed hangers for backpacks. This created an ideal environment for the recently qualified teachers to work at Thato Preschool and Daycare.
- Project Cost $750
TGUP Partner: COPT
5 - Bophelong Preschool: Upgrade
South Africa, 2012, Education
We renovated the preschool and installed monkey bars and a jungle gym with slide, fireman's pole and drum. These are the first gross motor skills structures the students have ever had. The staff were recently trained in best practices for preschool teaching and are excited to now have the environment to best teach the children.
- Project Cost $750
TGUP Partner: COPT
6 - Dho: Birthing Center
Nepal, 2012, Health
High up in the Himalayas, Dolpa can only be reached on foot (11 days hiking from the nearest road). The community has about 1,200 births a year but had no maternal health services available. Now that the Dho Birthing Center has been completed, they now have basic obstetric care in a clean, warm, and safe environment.
- Project Cost $5000
TGUP Partner: One Heart Worldwide
7 - Girl's Computer Lab: Classroom
Kenya, 2012, Education
We built a classroom to be used as a computer lab for 350 high school girls in Karatina, Kenya. None of the girls had ever touched a computer before, but now they are proficient users of word processing, spreadsheets, and more. The project was funded by donations from 32 KIWINS Key Club schools in Southern California.
- Project Cost $14000
TGUP Partner: SEANet
8 - SOPUDEP School: Desks
Haiti, 2012, Education
TGUP provided a water cistern and emergency supplies to SOPUDEP School in Port-au-Prince after the earthquake in 2010, and this year we raised the funds necessary to buy the 100 desks they needed so that everyone could have their own. The school serves more than 500 students in one of the poorest districts of the city.
- Project Cost $4000