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What?

This project will fund the equipping of five classrooms at the San Luis Education Center. Tables or desks, chairs, bookshelves and whiteboards will be purchased from local suppliers and installed by local workers or parent volunteers. Teaching materials and basic sets of Peruvian textbooks will also be provided to students through this project.

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Why?

The San Luis Education Center was built to address the decline in accessible education in Cañete following a 2007 earthquake that destroyed 78 schools and damaged 511 in the Ica Region. Construction for the San Luis Education Center began in 2008, and with help from parent and community volunteers, the school was able to open in March 2009.

Currently 300 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade attend San Luis. Some of their classes meet in rooms with provisional furniture such as long benches and tables made from scrap lumber. This project will properly equip 5 classrooms to improve three existing classrooms and create two new classrooms for a fourth and fifth grade.

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How?

The process of equipping the classrooms and monitoring their use will be carefully supervised by Coprodeli. Two new teachers will be hired to teach fourth and fifth grade. The construction and equipment installation required for every new classroom will provide jobs to local businesses and workers as well as volunteer opportunities for parents and other community members.

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History of San Luis Education Center

Located 100km south of Lima, Cañete Province was severely affected by a 2007 earthquake that damaged or destroyed nearly 70% of the region's homes. Prior to the earthquake, Cañete had a poverty rate of 50% and the majority of families (5 people) earned a monthly income of US $192. However, following the disaster, poverty rates have dramatically as jobs were lost and incomes decreased. Although Cañete has great potential for agricultural development, the area faces high poverty rates of poverty. The conditions that face rural single mothers are especially concerning; 46.3% of them live in extreme poverty. Malnutrition affects between 18 to 27% of the district's children, leaving them vulnerable to preventable diseases and restricting their ability to achieve their full potential. Coprodeli is building an urban center of 200 homes in San Luis that will host a school, medical center and youth outreach center to provide basic services to the community. To date, the school and youth outreach center have served 150 students.

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Average household income

192

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Community Population: 11,940

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Climate

Cañete has an arid climate with extreme temperatures during the day and night. It does not rain often, but winter months are marked by fog during the early mornings.

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Challenges facing San Luis Education Center

Despite its proximity to the city of Lima, Cañete lacks basic social, educational, economic and environmental services. Among the most significant of these poverty-related issues is the lack of education and level of pollution. Due to the district's lack of basic services, residents with sufficient financial resources often leave for larger cities like Lima, Chincha or Ica. The departure of these individuals and their families drains San Luis's resources and deprives the region of an impetus and means for changing. This, in turn, further isolates impoverished families. Poor students often lose motivation and drop out of school to contribute to their family's income, fostering a large achievement gap between poor and wealthy children.

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Main Occupations

Most community members are agricultural workers for large commercial farms that grow grapes, olives, asparagus and artichokes. The current unemployment rate is 24% and many families depend on a single income earner.

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Families living below poverty line

1195

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