E-VEN : Evening the educational gap in Venezuela

Dear donors,

It's been a long time since our last report!

The last time we spoke to you, we were very excited to be able to travel again to Los Roques and see our little turtles after so much time in quarantine.

Today, after working really hard to expand our missions to other states within Venezuela, we are very proud to inform you that we are evaluating the possibility of implementing our program in the communities of Canaima, Bolívar, and Apartaderos, Mérida.

In this report, you can see some pictures of our volunteers on their trip to vet the place, their people, and their culture so we can adjust our project to their necessities as well.

Meanwhile, in Los Roques, we opened adult classes!

We felt it was so important to incorporate the adults of Los Roques in our English classes because one of our main pillars is tourism, one of the most important economic activities in Los Roques.

The adults who attend our classes work directly in the tourism sector, so for them, this is an incredible opportunity to communicate better with foreign tourists that visit the Archipelago.

Finally, none of these things would've been possible without your help and your heartful donations. Not only here on GlobalGiving but also participating in our crowdfunding activities. Such as the bazaar in alliance with Streat Market, Caracas, that took place in October, and we are looking forward to repeating this month as well on the 12th.

Again, thank you so much for believing in our project and promoting education and development in our country.

Thank you to all of you who are reading this report!

If it weren't for our amazing donors, we wouldn't have been able to accomplish what we did this year.

After almost a year without visiting Los Roques due to the pandemic, we were able to come back. This time was different because of Covid19 and airlines restrictions, we sent four instructors (two different partnerships) that stayed for the last two months of the term, which helped reopening the school for the children in the Archipelago.

Returning to Los Roques was an incredible opportunity we are always looking forward to repeating. Our students and their families gave us the warmest welcome to the island. Also, it was gratifying to practice and strengthen the content we were working through the virtual classes and see the progress of the kids in person.

Some of the units our "little turtles" are currently focusing on are: body parts, the food pyramid, and naming places. We also had enriching activities outside of the classroom. For instance, several beach cleaning activities in the keys near Gran Roque. As well as activities that engaged the kids and the other residents of the island to remind the population of Los Roques of the value of a close-knit, cooperative community.

It was a memorable experience to feel like part of the roqueños for a few weeks again. For that, we cannot be more grateful to you, our contributors, for making this possible. We are incredibly excited to go back soon and continue with our goal of educating the future of Los Roques.

Make sure to check our website for when we publish our Management Report and Anual Document in which we provide more detailed results about our progress.