Since 2007, the Peruvian district of Subtanjalla has struggled to recover from a major earthquake that devastated its population and resources. As a shantytown, the majority of Subtanjalla’s buildings before the earthquake were constructed of adobe and temporary materials and were utterly destroyed by the disaster. Efforts to rebuild the district have proven slow and left Subtanjalla’s residents homeless without access to the resources to meet their basic needs. These conditions have been particularly detrimental to the district’s children who have largely been unable to attend school since the earthquake.
To assist Subtanjalla’s recovery, this project will fully equip one classroom in Coprodeli’s San Antonio Education Center. The center was originally opened in 2009 and currently has 300 students attending pre-kindergarten through third grade. All classes continue to meet in temporary classrooms with provisional furniture.
By fully equipping one classroom, this will ensure that 25 primary level students will be able to return to school, many for the first time since the earthquake. The project will specifically equip an empty classroom with new tables, chairs, bookshelves, whiteboards, teaching materials and basic Peruvian textbook sets. Become the Citizen Philanthropist for this project and ensure 25 children have access to the learning environment that will improve their educations and futures.
This project will continue the proper equipping of the new San Antonio Education Center by fully equipping one classroom. Tables or desks, chairs, bookshelves and whiteboards will be bought and installed in preparation for the upcoming school year. The project will also fund the purchase of teaching materials and basic sets of Peruvian textbooks to be used by 25 students through this project.
The 2007 earthquake destroyed 78 schools in Ica Province and damaged another 511. Since, thousands of the region's children have been unable to attend school. In 2009, Coprodeli opened the San Antonio Education Center in Subtanjalla. Since, classes have since been held in temporary rooms in the San Antonio Chapel with limited teachers and staff members assuming numerous responsibilities to ensure the school's function. Construction for the new San Antonio Education Center began in late 2009 and with help from parent and community volunteers, the facility is set to open in March 2010. However, the new center needs the equipment that will ensure its current and future students will be provided with a proper learning environment.
Local suppliers will be selected from whom the classroom equipment will be purchased. After the materials' delivery, local workers or parent volunteers will install it. The classroom's subsequent use will be monitored by San Antonio director, the Coprodeli project director, and the director of Coprodeli's Education program. This classroom will mark one part of San Antonio Education Center's gradual expansion process whereby grade levels will continually be added so that 650 students will eventually be able to attend the center.
Bronx, NY
About Me: Currently unemployed and searching for work. Taking a class at a local college in NYC. Volunteer, Team Leader, Site Captain of New York Cares citywide service days. Former faculty advisor for FIRST Robotics. Judge of NYC First Technical Challenege Competition. I like designing and organizing service projects.
EXTENDED HAPPY HOUR AT ARCTICA BAR & GRILL - September 23, 2010 at 6:00PM
Join us as we raise funds for the classroom equipment project. There will be raffle prizes.
September fundraiser -.
New York, NY
Martha V.
New York, NY
Fiorella Maria T.
Flushing, NY
Elvira A.
Far Rockaway, NY
Ivette C.
Flushing, NY
September fundraiser -. donated to Classroom Equipment — San Antonio Education Center! - about 1 year ago visit the project
Martha V. donated to Classroom Equipment — San Antonio Education Center! - about 1 year ago visit the project
Fiorella Maria T. donated to Classroom Equipment — San Antonio Education Center! - about 1 year ago visit the project
Elvira A. donated to Classroom Equipment — San Antonio Education Center! - about 1 year ago visit the project
Ivette C. donated to Classroom Equipment — San Antonio Education Center! - about 1 year ago visit the project
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