Project Description Region: South America Country: Colombia Location: Tumaco Total Budget: $63,150 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy The main objective is to help the community address their needs by adapting safe and well-being spaces for the entire educational community of the FUNDAMIRA headquarters. This will include the purchase of two containers that can free up spaces taken up within existing classrooms. One will be used as a teacher's room and the other as a library/storage room. The provision of storage structures in the classrooms; adaptation and maintenance of sanitary units for students and teachers since they have different needs when using them. The provision of ventilation and aeration systems in existing classrooms, that provide greater comfort and convenience for students and the teaching process; provision of academic books for the library that are up to date and can provide tools to teachers, as well as literary and didactic quality books that can be consulted by students at their different educational levels. Also, following on from Global Grant 2124970, The five teachers of the foundation, which need to be inceased to seven, will be receiving updated pedagogic methods in line with the Education Secretary of Colombia as well as twenty-five members of the community will receive classes in literacy. The above classes will also include some training in leadership, living in harmony and democracy. With 2 professionals that have experience through previous Global Grants with RC Armenia International. Felipe is an anthropolgist and teaches in a college in Cartago. Carolina is a social worker and has experience with GG2124970. The Board of Directors of the FUNDAMIRA Foundation has constantly supported the project, and through a letter of intent they declare that they will continue to impart the acquired knowledge, giving due care and correct use to the facilities provided along with the supplies. They also express their commitment to hire the teaching staff (2) that the project has sponsored during its implementation, in order to give continuity to it for the benefit of both the students and the entire surrounding community. COST OF THE PROJECT COP 242.775.000 US 62.250 RC ARMENIA INTERNATIONAL 1.950.000 US$ 500 DISTRICT 4281 DDF 3.900.000 US$ 1.000 INTERNATIONAL CLUB/S MIRAMAR-PINES 39.000.000 US$ 10.000 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT/S 6990 39.000.000 US$ 10.000 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION 34.320.000 US$ 8.800 Primary Host Partner District: 4281 Rotary Club of: Armenia International Primary Contact: Rossi Birt Email: rossigerentesunshine2@hotmail.com Primary International Partner District: 6990 Rotary Club of: Miramar-Pines Primary Contact: Ligia Corredor Email: lichalic3@me.com Project Status Need $28,370 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #257216.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Armenia International (4281) 21-Jan-25 $500 $1,000 $1,500 Miramar-Pines (6990) 21-Jan-25 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 Kingston (7040) 24-Jan-25 $1,000 $0 $1,000 District 7040 DDF 27-Jan-25 - $1,000 $1,000 Las Vegas WON (5300) 28-Jan-25 $100 $100 $200 Cornwall Sunrise (7040) 13-Feb-25 $500 $0 $500 District 7040 DDF 17-Feb-25 - $500 $500 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $28,370 - $28,370 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $10,080 $10,080 Total $63,150 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format There are no documents yet for this project. Go to the administration page to upload documents.

Project Photos There are no photos yet for this project. Go to the administration page to upload photos.

History Log Entries 21-Jan-25 by Chehab Elawar System Entry: Creation of project page. 28-Jan-25 by Chehab Elawar System Entry: Pledge of $100 with $100 DDF by Chehab Elawar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300. 13-Feb-25 by Elizabeth Miller System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Elizabeth Miller of the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise, District 7040. 18-Feb-25 by Elizabeth Miller System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".