Vocational Training of Deaf Indigenous People as Software Programmers in Guatemala
650 €
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Donations
1.880 €
Goal
Vocational Training of Deaf Indigenous People as
Software Programmers in Guatemala
Dear Supporters,
In Guatemala, there are more than 100,000 deaf women, men, and children. Most of them struggle against a three-fold discrimination because they are disabled, poor, and also indIgeneous. The vast majority are therefore marginalized, undervalued, and undereducated. As there are no special provisions for deaf children in public schools, less than 30% of them receive formal education. Moreover, the education they do receive renders ineffective due to the lack of interpreters and special education personnel. The absence of education opportunities has limited the potential of many deaf people and leaves most of them in a state of dependency or underemployed in menial jobs.
Our Project
Together with our local partner organisation Todos Somos Uno, we will empower deaf indigenous people in Guatemala to overcome the vicious cycle described above through vocational training and job creation. Starting in early 2021, we will be conducting a one-year vocational training for 10 deaf adolescents to become software programmers in the City of Quetzaltenango. Based on the German dual vocational training system, the participants will be taught in software programming languages as well as in personal and social skills by certified IT-experts and special education workers.
After successfully completing the training, all participants will earn their living by carrying out paid software projects in a team with an experienced IT-expert. In the long term, the participants will become role models for peers and benefit their families and the deaf communities in Guatemala.
Call for Donations
To complete the financing of the vocational training, we need your support to provide the necessary funding. With your donation we will be able to offer a scholarship for each participant and cover all costs. This includes the cost of teaching materials, transportation, catering as well as the expenses for trainers and experts.
Your donation will help us to improve the living conditions of deaf people in Guatemala sustainably. No amount is too small to donate. Any amount brings us one step closer
What your Donation will Achieve
10€ contribute to the cost of notepads, text markers, pens, pencils and rubbers.
30€ finance one day of teaching lessons by covering the daily fees of the IT-expert and interpreter.
90€ provide the whole teaching material for one participant’s entire vocational training.
Let us create a fairer world together!
Your Equilibrium Foundation Team
To learn more about the projects of Equilibrium Foundation, contact info@equilibrium.foundation or visit us www.equilibrium.foundation.
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