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GCF Grants to NGOs Working in the Americas
 Global
Education Partnership
Totonicpán, Guatemala
Funding Amount: $44,500
Goals: Establish an information technology training center in rural Guatemala.
Internet connectivity and an expanded computer learning center will allow GEP to offer independent IT certification courses to the youth of this town, about 180 kilometers northwest of the capitol. This will open up job opportunities for graduates in banks, supermarkets, telecoms companies, and government positions.
www.geponline.org/project_sites/guatemala
Global Fund for Children + Committee for Democracy in IT
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Funding amount: $16,500
Goals: Establish schools in underprivileged communities of Rio.
Global Fund for Children will work with CDI to build two schools in Comlexo do Urubu and Niteroi with a capacity of 400 students each. Training and curricula will address computer skills and community needs.
www.cdi.org.br
Enersol
Dominican Republic and Honduras
Funding Amount: $50,000
Goals: Provide electricity, computers, Internet connectivity, and training to schools in rural parts of Honduras and Dominican Republic.
Enersol is initiating an educational project (Edusol) that uses solar energy to bring computers and Internet connectivity to schools. They are identifying six to eight schools in both the Dominican Republic and Honduras where the electricity supply is weak or non-existent. Edusol is installing one solar-powered computer in each identified rural school, providing training to teachers, students and community members in computer usage and solar technology, and offering technical assistance to guarantee the sustainability of the program. These computer experiences are going to expand the students' horizons through CD-ROM-based reading and math training programs in Spanish, and through communication with the outside world through the Web.
www.enersol.org
International Development Exchange (IDEX)
San Francisco; partners in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Funding Amount: $30,000
 Goals: Bring eleven IDEX partners in Bangladesh, India, the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Zimbabwe together through a common network of information exchange using communication technology.
The “Information Sharing through Communication and Technology for Social Change” project is providing Internet access for partners not yet connected, setting up a partner listserver, addressing hardware needs, and supporting training and skills building. Through regional conferences the project is also assessing partners’ information technology needs, promoting a sharing of experiences and information exchange, and conducting content management workshops. IDEX is also developing two case studies around specific information exchange issues.
www.idex.org
International Education and Resource Network (iEARN-US)
New York, NY
Funding Amount: $300,000 (Matching Challenge Grant)
Goals: Unrestricted operating support, provided especially to build the fundraising capacity of the organization.
iEARN has facilitated international educational and development projects since 1988. The group has been a pioneer in applying educational technology for global education using a project-based learning approach. iEARN projects engage students in collaborating online with peers across the globe and accomplishing real-world projects that “make a difference” in their own communities. Their initial programs in the U.S. and former Soviet Union demonstrated that telecommunications technology could both enhance learning and create on-line global communities. Today the organization has more than 350,000 participants in its network from 92 countries and holds an annual international conference for its teacher and student members. To support its projects abroad, iEARN teachers create local organizations in their own country, often in conjunction with the national Ministry of Education or other education or youth-service organizations.
www.iearn.org
North Atlanta High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Funding amount: $22,000
Goals: Broaden international participation and strengthen programming for "Super-Exchange V" at North Atlanta High School.
Super Exchange V is the fifth annual international convention organized by North Atlanta High School. Global Catalyst Foundation is providing funds for travel scholarships and computer system upgrades to teacher-chaperons and students from Kazakhstan, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Brazil. Visiting secondary school students, teachers, and academics are participating in many activities including seminars with business experts, observations of model companies, and cultural and recreational opportunities. Each participating school is developing its own e-commerce website. Attendance includes 55 students and 15 teachers from 18 different high schools in 12 countries.
www.actco.org
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