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PROGRAMS: Overview • Medical Supplies • Clinics • Environmental Health & Services • Youth Schools and Training for YouthSchool and teacher housing construction
Realizing the importance of education for rural children and using the same methods used in constructing medical clinics, Mano a Mano has decided to embark on improving the learning environment of children in selected communities by:
The program currently supports 21 impoverished youth who are attending high schools, tech schools and universities. As little as $500 supports a student for a year. You can donate to the Dream Fund via your credit card through the secure website operated by the Network for Good. To make your donation, click here. |
Schools: Lack
of existing infrastructure and marginal conditions in rural school
settings are not conducive for learning or teaching. Schools in these communities
often consist of one or two rooms without doors or windows or even a
blackboard. Teachers take positions in rural communities during
the school year but often leave their posts for weeks at a time due to
lack of adequate housing. They rarely bring their families to the
rural village to live. 
In some cases Mano a Mano might repair
existing school rooms by installing a roof, a cement floor, a door, a
window, a plastic see-through panel in the roof for lighting, plaster
on walls and a blackboard. In most instances school rooms will
be added, constructed from brick, finished with white plaster, with a
clean look. For the teachers and their families, a small modern
apartment will be constructed, providing an incentive for teachers to
relocate to the community and to reduce teacher turn-over. For
most of the communities in which Mano a Mano operates a clinic, improving
their school so that it is safe and conducive to learning is the community's
highest priority. 