Pasac Segundo
At present, their school system consists of five tin, wood and cinder block shacks spread out in the backyards of community members. Buildings have no windows and space is extremely limited.
Pasac Segundo community leaders are dedicated to providing the best possible school for their children, but simply do not have the resources to fulfill their dreams. The Guatemalan government has not helped with the purchase of land which was imperative for the construction of a new education center. However, after several months of hard work, enough money was raised (by the community and the Friends of Pasac Segundo) to buy a suitable piece of land in an ideal section of the community. We are excited to announce that a $9,000 USD grant was provided by the Daniele Agostino Foundation, and went directly towards the purchase of this land!
The Friends of Pasac Segundo are working together with the community to raise the rest of the money still needed to build the education center. You can get involved in our work. There are also many volunteer needs, such as participating in construction work or teaching English classes in the community.
--about the progressive nature of the school!
The community pooled their resources and established a temporary school system in the backyards of various households, constructed with whatever materials were available. The results were five shacks made of scrap wood and cement block, with old tin for roofing. In some of the shacks there are one or two light bulbs. To turn the lights on, children climb onto wobbly tables, grab two wires and join them together until sparks adhere the wires. Turning them off means pulling the wires apart. This obviously dangerous situation will change with a new, modern school building...now that we have the land, we just need the funds to build on it.
The community has made requests for government funding (to buy land and build a permanent school) since its conception. The results have been consistent denial. This fact, and the growing number of students that are attending the school has led the committee to seek outside non-governmental assistance.
Several dozen international humanitarian aid organizations have been contacted by the committee. After generous assistance was given by the Daniele Agostino Foundation and the beautiful land plot purchased, we began phase two of our campaign: we now search for more aid for construction and material costs in order to complete this project and fulfill the community's dreams.
