English summary (*** PARA ESPAÑOL LEA ABAJO ***):
Hello friends! This campaign's goal is to get computers for a school in Bolivia, where kids don't have any access to computers - neither at school, nor at home.
With computers, and the vast educational resources they give access to, these young students will have a more equal chance to go to university, develop their full potential, and find employment. As the song goes: "Everyone deserves the chance to fly".
Any collaboration - donating and/or sharing on social media - will make a huge impact on their lives. Below find more details.
Resumen en Español: ¡Hola amig@s! El objetivo de esta campaña es conseguir computadoras para una escuela en Bolivia, donde los niños no tienen ningun acceso a computadoras - ni en la escuela ni en casa.
Con computadoras, y los vastos recursos educativos a los que dan acceso, estos jóvenes estudiantes tendrán una oportunidad más equitativa de ir a la universidad, desarrollar todo su potencial, y encontrar empleo. Como dice la canción: "Todos tienen el derecho de volar".
Cualquier colaboración - donar y/o compartir en las redes sociales - tendrá un gran impacto en sus vidas. Abajo encontrará más detalles.
More details: (*** PARA DETALLES EN ESPAÑOL LEA ABAJO ***)
At the end of 2023, I volunteered in a school called 'CETI', which provides equal education to kids from all backgrounds in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The school is part of a foundation called 'La Casa de los Niños' - a center that provides housing to disadvantaged families.
As the 2nd-poorest country in South America, Bolivia has a high percentage of disadvantaged children, meaning that their poor living conditions impede their ability to thrive and succeed.
About the foundation:
In 1993, a group of friends from Cochabamba joined hands in helping kids with schoolwork. After seeing the poor living conditions of a considerable amount of the kids, they found a piece of land where they would go on to build housing units, and host families without means, families with sick children, and children with disabilities.
La Casa de los Niños - Instagram
La Casa de los Niños - Facebook
After a couple of years, they opened a school on the premises, with the goal of providing equal education to kids from all backgrounds.
The school - CETI:
CETI stands for Centro Educativo Terapéutico Integral. It fulfills its purpose by assigning all young students to their respective age group, mixing children from normal and disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as kids with a learning difficulty or a disability.
Those with special needs spend part of their school day with their classmates, and the other part with a private tutor or in a special therapeutic section.
The result is a harmonious environment where the kids love and accept each other, and treat each other equally.
Unfortunately, their learning environment is missing something that all kids in developed countries have: access to computers.
No access to computers:
Before I travelled to Bolivia, one of my ideas for something extra I could give, was a basic programming class as an afterschool activity, for kids who'd be interested.
But as I would soon learn, the school doesn't have a computer classroom. In addition, households in Bolivia can't afford to own a computer. As a result, the kids don't have any access to computers - neither at school, nor at home - meaning they don't know basic tasks such as how to type or search the internet.
As Bolivia is a poor country, higher education is less accessible; not knowing how to use a computer would make it even harder for a young student to later continue in the academy, and eventually find employment. This is where you come in!
The fund raiser:
With your help, we could install a permanent computer classroom, so that the kids can learn computers as an integrated part of their study schedule. It would give them access to vast educational resources and learning programs, therefore creating a more equal chance to reach their full potential.
The math:
We got offers from a few local PC stores (to support a local business). The best offer for a complete desktop is 380 EUR (PC + monitor + keyboard + mouse), with specifications that would serve for at least 15 years.
Let's do the math: 20 desktops would sponsor 200 kids for 15 years - giving 3000 study-years in total. Therefore:
5 EUR would sponsor 2 study-year, or 2 kids for a year.
12.6 EUR would sponsor 5 study-years, or 5 kids for a year.
38 EUR would sponsor 15 study-years, or 5 kids for 3 years.
114 EUR would sponsor 45 study-years, or 5 kids for 9 years.
380 EUR would get a whole desktop and sponsor 150 study-years, or 10 kids for 15 year.
Full transparency:
On the GoFundMe platform, one cannot select Bolivia as the location of a fund raiser, as it is not currently supported. Therefore, the foundation asked me to host it in Spain, which is where I live. The entirety of the amount raised - whether we reach the goal or not - will be fully given to the foundation at the end of the fund raiser, for the soul purpose of purchasing 20 computers. If any amount is left, the directors shall decide how to use it, for purposes of education.
Whether you donate and/or share on social media - you will make a huge impact on their lives, and the children of 'La Casa de los Niños' will be forever grateful :-)
More resources about the foundation:
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A news report about the in-house bakery
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Más detalles:
A finales de 2023, fui de voluntario en una escuela llamada 'CETI', que brinda educación equitativa a niños de todos los trasfondos en Cochabamba, Bolivia. La escuela es parte de una fundación llamada 'La Casa de los Niños', un centro que brinda alojamiento a familias desfavorecidas.
Como segundo país más pobre de América del Sur, Bolivia tiene un alto porcentaje de niños desfavorecidos, lo que significa que sus malas condiciones de vida impiden su capacidad para prosperar y tener éxito.
Sobre la fundación:
En 1993, un grupo de amigos de Cochabamba se unieron para ayudar a los niños con las tareas escolares. Después de ver las malas condiciones de vida de una parte considerable de los niños, encontraron un terreno donde construirían viviendas y acogerían a familias sin recursos, familias con niños enfermos y niños con discapacidad.
La Casa de los Niños - Instagram
La Casa de los Niños - Facebook
Después de un par de años, abrieron una escuela en las instalaciones, con el objetivo de brindar educación igualitaria a niños de todos los orígenes.
La escuela - CETI:
CETI significa Centro Educativo Terapéutico Integral. Cumple su propósito asignando a todos los jóvenes estudiantes a su respectivo grupo de edad, mezclando niños de entornos normales y desfavorecidos, así como niños con dificultades de aprendizaje o discapacidad.
Aquellos con necesidades especiales pasan parte de su jornada escolar con sus compañeros y la otra parte con un tutor privado o en una sección terapéutica especial.
El resultado es un ambiente armonioso donde los niños se aman, se aceptan y se tratan por igual.
Desafortunadamente, a su entorno de aprendizaje le falta algo que todos los niños de los países desarrollados tienen: acceso a las computadoras.
Sin acceso a computadoras:
Antes de viajar a Bolivia, una de mis ideas sobre algo extra que podía dar era una clase de programación básica como actividad extraescolar, para los niños que estuvieran interesados.
Pero como pronto me enteré, la escuela no tiene un aula de informática. Además, los hogares en Bolivia no pueden permitirse el lujo de poseer una computadora. Como resultado, los niños no tienen ningun acceso a computadoras - ni en la escuela ni en casa - lo que significa que no saben tareas básicas como digitar o buscar en Internet.
Como Bolivia es un país de desarrollo, la educación superior es menos accesible; no saber cómo usar una computadora haría aún más difícil para un joven estudiante continuar en la academia y eventualmente encontrar empleo. ¡Aquí es donde usted entra!
La recaudación:
Con su ayuda, podríamos instalar un aula de informática permanente, para que los niños puedan aprender informática como parte integrada de su horario de estudio. Les daría acceso a vastos recursos educativos y programas de aprendizaje, creando así una oportunidad más equitativa para alcanzar su máximo potencial.
El cálculo:
Recibimos ofertas de algunas tiendas de PC locales (para apoyar a una empresa local). La mejor oferta para un ordenador de sobremesa completo es de 380 euros (PC + monitor + teclado + ratón), con unas especificaciones que durarían al menos 15 años.
Hagamos los cálculos: 20 computadoras de escritorio patrocinarían a 200 niños durante 15 años, lo que daría 3000 años de estudio en total. Por lo tanto:
5 EUR se patrocinarían 1 año de estudio, o 2 niños durante un año.
12,6 EUR se patrocinarían 5 años de estudio, o 5 niños durante un año.
38 EUR se patrocinarían 15 años de estudio, o 5 niños durante 3 años.
114 euros se patrocinarían 45 años de estudio, o 5 niños durante 9 años.
380 EUR se conseguiría un ordenador completo y se patrocinarían 150 años de estudio, o 10 niños durante 15 años.
Por transparencia:
En la plataforma GoFundMe, no se puede seleccionar Bolivia como la ubicación de una recaudación de fondos, ya que actualmente no es soportado. Por eso, la fundación me pidió que lo alojara en España, que es donde vivo. La totalidad de la cantidad recaudada, ya sea que alcancemos la meta o no, se entregará en su totalidad a la fundación al final de la recaudación, con el único propósito de comprar 20 computadoras. Si sobrare algún monto, los directores decidirán cómo utilizarlo, para fines educativos.
Ya sea que done y/o comparta en las redes sociales - usted tendrá un gran impacto en sus vidas, y los niños de 'La Casa de los Niños' le estarán eternamente agradecidos :-)
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