Meet the CEO: Kailee Scales
We asked Kailee about her take on everything from education to the impact of COVID-19 on global NGOs, leadership philosophy to favorite music and food.
Promoting Indigenous Language Literacy
Guatemala: With a great number of amazing volcanoes, mountains and lakes in its 22 departments (i.e., states), it definitely makes the country The Land of Eternal Spring! But there are a few other characteristics that make Guatemala even more interesting and special. It is a country populated by groups of people with different backgrounds, cultures, …
El Manejo de la Higiene Menstrual en la Zona Reina Guatemalteca
(English text found below) La Zona Reina es una región rica en cultura y recursos naturales que está ubicada en el departamento de Quiché al noroeste de Guatemala. Cada persona que visita la Zona Reina, se adentra en la vasta riqueza cultural que se observa en su gente que por la mañana te saluda con …
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Office Culture without the Office
I joined the Pencils of Promise (PoP) Team a little over a year ago as the External Affairs Intern in the New York City office. To be precise, I spent a total of four days in our office before we shut our doors as part of the COVID-19 lockdown. The first few days, weeks and …
Closer to Our Communities in 2021
Franz Vargas, Guatemala Programs Manager | Vivi Tzul Pérez, Guatemala Learning & Evaluation Manager The education system in Guatemala was not prepared to suffer the impact of COVID-19 adjustments. The pandemic forced everyone to rethink education delivery and create response plans that allow us to continue providing quality education even in atypical environments. Therefore, the …
Schools Re-Open in Ghana
Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a new academic calendar for the 2021 academic year and has directed all schools comprising Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High classes to strictly adhere to it. Per the new academic calendar, Primary schools will continue with the trimester system. Lower primary (KG to Grade 3) students will stay in …
Adapting to New Circumstances: 2020 in Summary
Education systems around the world were pushed to their brink as a result of immediate school closures in March. As governments found ways to adapt within their own borders and bring the pandemic to some level of control across communities, a multitude of support systems collaborated with local governments to ensure a coordinated response. The …
Radio Literacy Program Is Welcome News to Ghanaian Communities
In Ghana, schools were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closures remain until the end of this year. At the time of the closure, expectations were driven by some optimism that schools would be opened sooner than later – but that would not happen. The spread of the virus continued unabated, devastating …
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PoP-Supported Teacher Named Best Kindergarten Teacher in Ghana
By: PoP Ghana Team At Pencils of Promise (PoP), we believe that a quality learning environment is critical to student success, so we build schools, train teachers and provide access to clean water to ensure all children have access to a safe and healthy place to learn. Kpando Kpodzi E.P. Primary School in the Volta …
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Laos Teacher Interview Results
Pencils of Promise (PoP) Laos has been supporting 60 schools under its Teacher Support program for the last two years. PoP holds workshops, provides materials and trains public school teachers in methodologies to help them become more effective in delivering English lessons, as guided by the Laos Ministry of Education’s English national curriculum. After each …