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Trama Textiles Education Fund

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Trama Textiles is starting an Education Fund to help the children of our Cooperative learn, grow and excel. 

The communities that make up our cooperative face extremely difficult conditions when it comes to education for their children. In Guatemala, while primary school (Grades 1-6) is free, Basico and Diversificado (roughly the equivalent of middle and high school) costs not only an inscription fee, but a monthly charge!

For one child to attend one year of Basico it costs around Q5500 (Q500 inscription fee and Q500 monthly fee for the 10 month school year). At current exchange rates, this is the equivalent to : $715 per year.

That means for one child to complete the four years of Basico it will cost at a minimum $2860. That doesn't even cover the additional costs of general supplies, transportation to and from school, and books that all children at every age need.

Needless to say it is quite expensive, especially for families living in rural, lower income areas of Guatemala where minimum wage is just $12 a day (Q90), which many families will not get/make.

Throughout all 17 communities that make up the Trama Textiles Cooperative there are an average of 15-20 children in each community, 5 of which are of the Basico level age.

Our goal is to raise enough money for all 85 of the students to attend Middle School, which would cost around $60,000 for the year. Of course, that is a tall order so we are starting small in hopes this campaign will grow.

Our goal is to fundraise $15,000 so that, at a minimum, we can provide supplies, books, and uniforms for the students and hopefully help sponsor some of the students through middle school.

Any little bit helps!

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For more information about Trama Textiles please visit our website:
https://tramatextiles.org/

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Trama Textiles está comenzando un Fondo de Educación para ayudar a los niños de nuestra Cooperativa a aprender, crecer y sobresalir.

Las comunidades que conforman nuestra cooperativa enfrentan condiciones extremadamente difíciles cuando se trata de la educación de sus hijos. En Guatemala, la escuela primaria (Grados 1-6) es gratuita, pero el Básico y Diversificado ("Basico and Diversificado") no sólo cuesta una cuota de inscripción, sino también una cuota mensual.

Para que un niño asista al Básico cuesta alrededor de Q5500 (cuota de inscripción de Q500 y cuota mensual de Q500 para el año escolar de 10 meses). A los tipos de cambio actuales, esto equivale a : 715 dólares por año, lo que significa que para que un niño complete los cuatro años de Basico le costará un mínimo de 2.860 dólares.

No hace falta decir que es bastante caro, especialmente para las familias que viven en zonas rurales de bajos ingresos de Guatemala, donde el salario mínimo, que muchos no ganan, es de unos 12 dólares al día (Q90).

En las 17 comunidades que conforman la Cooperativa Textil Trama hay un promedio de 15 a 20 niños en cada comunidad, 5 de los cuales son de nivel Básico, nuestra meta es colectar suficiente dinero para que todos los 85 estudiantes asistan a la Escuela Secundaria, lo cual costaría alrededor de $60,000 dólares para el año.

Nuestra meta es recaudar $15,000 para, como mínimo, ayudar a patrocinar a algunos de los estudiantes a través de la escuela media.

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Para más información acerca de Trama Textiles por favor visite nuestro sitio web:https://tramatextiles.org/

Consider también suscribiéndose a nuestro boletín mensual para aprender más acerca de nuestros productos y programas.

Organizer and beneficiary

Trama Textiles
Organizer
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Thomas Lingenfelter
Beneficiary

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