1 - Las Ruinas School: Kitchen
Guatemala, 2022, Infrastructure
The existing kitchen for the Las Ruinas School was so run down that it was too dangerous to use. One of the two public elementary schools in the community, they were in urgent need of a kitchen to prepare food for the 198 students and 14 staff who receive government support providing one meal and one snack daily.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
2 - Las Ruinas School: Kitchen Equipment
Guatemala, 2022, Infrastructure
TGUP built an entire new kitchen building to serve the Las Ruinas school. The old kitchen had fallen apart and was unsanitary, unsafe, and unusable. This add-on project provided the equipment needed for the new kitchen, including an industrial stove, refrigerator, water purifier and dispenser, pots/pans, microwave, etc.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
3 - Las Ruinas School: Computer Lab
Guatemala, 2022, Education
We equipped a computer lab and multimedia room with 10 computers, a multifunctional printer, a multimedia projector, 10 UPS backup batteries, tables and chairs. The previous lack of computers and Internet hampered the teachers' ability to create lesson plans, and the preparedness of the students to enter the work force.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning (SOL)
4 - La Mestiza: Desks
Guatemala, 2022, Education
The remote community of La Mestiza has a population of 300 inhabitants that live by farming. It is a marginalized community that lacks basic services including water, electricity, and healthcare. The school has 50 students in Pre-K to 6th grade, and 2 teachers in a one room school that desperately needed desks.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
5 - Las Ruinas School: Playground
Guatemala, 2022, Recreation
This project funded locally made playground equipment for the Las Ruinas School. TGUP recently also built a kitchen for this same school. The playground included three structures: a slide, a swing set with 4 swings, and a set of monkey bars. The community donation brought down TGUP's cost down to $1,946
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
6 - La Paz School: Desks
Guatemala, 2023, Education
The community has a multi-grade school with a single teacher who teaches 20 students from preschool through sixth grade. The community is contributing 20% of the cost of the project. La Paz is an extremely isolated and rural community located near the southern border of Mexico. This project funded desks for all of the students.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
7 - Nueva Jerusalen: Desks
Guatemala, 2023, Education
Working with our long-time partner, Seeds of Learning, we funded desks for the community school in Neuva Jerusalen. The school has 130 students preschool to sixth grade and 4 teachers. The existing desks were in total disarray and some students brought improvised desks to school just so they didn't have to sit on the floor.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
8 - Las Flores School: Two Classrooms
Guatemala, 2023, Education
We built two new classrooms at Las Flores School in Peten, Guatemala. The school has 106 students and 4 teachers. The classrooms had leaking roofs, and holes in the wooden planked walls so wind and rain bleached into the classrooms. The rainy season in this area lasts 9 months so both teaching and attendance suffered.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
9 - Laguna Larga: Desks
Guatemala, 2023, Education
Laguna Larga is a remote community near the northern border with Mexico. The school has 80 students from preschool to sixth grade. The classrooms are thatched roof structures with stick walls. The main need was for desks, as many students had to on the dirt floor. We and the community shared the cost of the required desks.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
10 - Laguna Larga: New Roofs
Guatemala, 2023, Education
Laguna Larga School has 80 students from preschool through sixth grade. The infrastructure was very poor and consisted of roof structures with stick walls. The roofs leaked whenever the rains were heavy, and the dirt floor became so muddy, school was often cancelled. This project installed metal roofs on all of the buildings.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
11 - El Guaycan: Desks
Guatemala, 2023, Education
El Guayacan School has 380 students from Pre-K through 6th grade, and 12 teachers. The infrastructure conditions are very poor but the most urgent need was for desks for the students. The community had raised funds to purchase 83 desks but 80 more were needed. They covered the cost of transporting the desks from the nearby city.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
12 - Las Flores School: Classroom Supplies
Guatemala, 2023, Education
TGUP recently finished the construction of a new building containing two classrooms for the Las Flores school in Peten, Guatemala. This project provided furniture and supplies for the new classrooms including 3 whiteboards, 3 teacher desks, 3 bookshelves, 4 teacher chairs, plastic chairs, paper, markers, notebooks, and more.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
13 - Nuevo San Jose: Desks and Chairs
Guatemala, 2023, Education
Nuevo San Jose is a rural community outside of El Naranjo, Guatemala. The community has a school with 5 teachers and approximately 125 students. But the school was built 25 years ago and is in bad shape. The students did not have desks or chairs and sat on logs and cement blocks. This project provided 50 new desks and chairs.
- Project Cost $1680
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
14 - Las Flores School: Playground
Guatemala, 2023, Recreation
TGUP recently funded two new classrooms for the Las Flores School in Peten. With our partner, Seeds of Learning, we built a playground for the 107 students. The playground includes swings, a slide, and a climbing structure. Research has shown that children perform better in school when they are given time and a place to play.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
15 - Nuevo Eden School: Playground
Guatemala, 2023, Recreation
TGUP's NGO partner in Guatemala, Seeds of Learning, has constructed two new classrooms for the Nuevo Eden School but the 146 students needed a playground. The children only had an open dirt field to play in, which was difficult during the 9 month wet season. We put in a new playground with a slide, monkey bars, and swings.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
16 - Nuevo Esperanza La Gloria: Desks and Chairs
Guatemala, 2023, Education
Nueva Esperanza La Gloria is a remote rural community with one school of 103 students from preschool through sixth grade. The infrastructure condition is very poor. The most urgent need is the procurement of 80 students’ desks. Many students end up sitting on the floor or sharing a seat - not at all conducive to learning.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
17 - Nuevo San Jose: Playground
Guatemala, 2024, Recreation
The Nuevo San Jose community school provides education to 187 students in three different levels: preschool (28), primary (106) and middle school (53). There are 7 teachers. The school did not have any play equipment. This project hired local craftsmen to build and install 1 slide, 1 monkey bar, and 1 swingset with 4 swings.
TGUP Partner: Seeds of Learning
18 - San Luis Frontera: Toilets
Guatemala, 2024, Infrastructure
San Luis Frontera is a community school located in Guatemala right near the border of Mexico. The school has 120 students and 10 teachers. The recently received support to build a much-needed classroom. Now, this project replaced the old and no longer functioning toilets with two toilets, piping, drainage, and septic pit.
