…and it was to be an important one. Saul arranged for us to meet with the Ministry of Education from La Entrada, and the directors of Plan International to discuss piloting a computer based learning program. They have three communities that are eager to start, but I think we need to pilot it in one community as a trial.
In the afternoon we prepared the materials and treat bags for tomorrow’s event in the A Better World funded school in Carizalito.
We loaded up the examining table and resources for a health fair in Colon….then headed to a community a half hour down the road….
This is me trying out the examining table before they take it up the hill to set up in a local house to do prenatal checks
The nurse and health educator on their immunization rounds in Colon
…to see the new Maternity clinic in progress.
Scott, Karen, Christiane and I viewed the clinic, had an update by the foreman, and visited with the nurses. Much of the staff was in another community doing community public health rounds.
We toured the Mayatan bilingual school and met with teachers and the communications/fundraising director to hear about the school, its history and about its students. 47% of the students attending this excellent school would normally not be able to afford it, and are there on scholarship.
Karen, Scott and Christiane ask questions about the school
Mayatan School buildings
This is Brayan… the young man that we sponsor to attend the Mayatan
The first day of our trip is always “communication and planning” day. It means meeting with my key people here to arrange project visits and transportation to the communities.
The computer based learning program was started in El Chilar. Adin is the teacher in the community school, and the person who agreed to pilot the project. To assure that using the program would give his students the diplomas they need at the end of the year, he did his due diligence and visited the Department of Education in San Pedro Sula to discuss what had been done to approve the program and make sure the Department recognizes it, and the diplomas.
He presented me with a new proposal to expand the program and make it sustainable.