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Title:

Intercultural Bilingual Education for Quality and Equality in Honduras

Agreement Number:

7459166 P011010001

Agreement Value:

$2,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

May 22, 2024 - Apr 30, 2028

Description:

The project aims to improve the quality of education and reduce gender and racial disparities for Indigenous and Afro-descendent primary and secondary school students in the Caribbean Coast Region of Honduras. The Project will develop Intercultural Bilingual Education and will deploy technology-based learning labs consisting of laptops and a Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning (RACHEL) digital library and offers community workshops in 10 central nucleus schools. Project activities includes: 1) increased access to high-quality education materials in digital libraries; 2) teacher training and professionalization programs offered through distance education modalities; and 3) creation of linguistically and culturally relevant, and gender-sensitive educational resources. The project targets to directly reach 400 primary and secondary level teachers and 8000 students, and indirectly 25,000 inhabitants of remote Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Honduras.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: 1) Increased use of technology-based and STEAM educational resources by teachers, majority women, Indigenous and Afro-descendant primary and secondary schools of the Atlantic Coast of Honduras; 2) Increased practice of Intercultural Bilingual Education (IBE) in the classroom by teachers, majority women, in Indigenous and Afro-descendant primary and secondary schools of the Atlantic Coast of Honduras; 3) Improved contextualized instruction from a gender-equitable and rights-based approach by teachers, majority women in Indigenous and Afro-descendant primary and secondary schools of the Atlantic Coast of Honduras.

enhanced pedagogy skills of teachers in the use of technology-based educational resources; 2) increased ability of teachers to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) learning for students, particularly girls; 3) increased access for female indigenous teachers to indigenous territory based, inter-cultural, bilingual, gender-sensitive and Ministry of Education-approved distance professional credential program; 4) improved skills of teachers to teach inter-cultural and bilingual gender equality and SRHR; and 5) increased ability of teachers to utilize indigenous-rights, gender-sensitive, and mother-tongue educational content.

Location:

Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5M 0H3

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00320

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2024-2025 1st Quarter report.

Recipient's Operating Name:

Change for Children Association

Recipient's Legal Name:

Change for Children Association

Federal Riding Name:

Edmonton Centre

Federal Riding Number:

48014

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.