By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
In Guatemala both Itzapa and Santa María opened their doors to the new school year. In Itzapa due to increased numbers of children we had to open a second 1st grade class, build a new classroom and take on a new teacher and assistant. We have also increased numbers of children in Santa María especially older children who have never been to school. In total over 20 local teachers will be employed this year in Guatemala, teaching over 300 primary children. Thanks to sustainable plans we have already implemented and hope to implement this year a further 100 to 200 children and teenagers should also enter secondary and college education.
Due to the huge success of our inaugural Phoenix Seven Continent Charity Challenge in 2015 we will be repeating it on Saturday 30th April. This year we will be asking that all funds raised will go towards implementing a sustainable plan of your choice so please do have a look at the link below for different targets from as little as $150 and also more information on challenges that are already in the pipeline which so far include the London Bridges Challenge (25km and 16 bridges) and the Wharfdale 3 Peaks in England; events in Boston and Austin in the US; climbing Acatenango volcano in Guatemala; painting the whole school inside and out in Honduras and hikes in both Ecuador and Perú. If you want to get involved, please do contact us on dom@thephoenixprojects.org
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