ADESPA - Las Nubes Afterschool and Learning Center
105 cm (3.44 ft.)
116 cm (3.88 ft.)
- 9%
133 cm (4.36 ft.)
121 cm (4 ft.)
+ 10%
105 cm (3.44 ft.)
116 cm (3.88 ft.)
- 9%
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Height remains - 9% closer to CDC 50th percentile
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42 children received 3 medical visits and 1 dental check-up at the center.
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2 girls (12 years old) finished primary school with good grades. 21 school-age children attending the center reported good grades (see Indicators above).
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Individual and group assessments concluded that there has been an overall improvement in the participating children’s behavior and educational performance.
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WINGS met with and is monitoring 4 children with behavioral issues.
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Mothers have expressed higher levels of self-esteem after attending group meetings at the Las Nubes Center. They also express a deeper understanding of their bodies and their right to make decisions for themselves after participating in sexual-education classes.
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The Coffee Kids International Program team conducted their annual partner visit to ADESPA in September 2013, and met with staff, parents and children. Photos from the visit: www.flickr.com/photos/coffeekids/ sets/72157638292534586
Capacity Building Goals, Challenges & Lessons Learned Goal #1: Enhance ADESPA’s ability to address external challenges In 2012, ADESPA assisted Coffee Kids in creating and publicizing a video about coffee leaf rust in Guatemala in order to raise international awareness about current and future challenges that coffee laborers and their families face. In creating a wide-ranging conversation about the current crisis, ADESPA and Coffee Kids hope to arrive at long-term, positive coping strategies that will enable farmers to rebound, thrive and more effectively combat crisis situations such as these in the future. Furthermore, starting in 2014, Coffee Kids and ADESPA will embark on a 5-year Strengthening Community Education project that will identify strategic areas where the Las Nubes Center’s impact can be improved and where long-term sustainability measures can be put in place. The project will include the diversification of funding through a variety of means, including developing a robust business model for ADESPAaffiliated enterprises (textile, handicraft and footwear production) so that they eventually generate income to support the operation and upkeep of the center. This plan will reduce dependency on external funding, ensuring that the center will continue to endure well into the future. Goal #2: Improve strategic planning in the short and long term and strategize for sustainability Coffee Kids is also working with ADESPA to develop additional strategies to ensure the sustainability of the Las Nubes Center and to improve long-term strategic planning. This work was initiated at the first Organizational Strengthening and Exchange Series workshop in Oaxaca in October 2013, with 2 representatives from ADESPA attending. During the workshop, the ADESPA team developed a clear understanding of the importance of soliciting input from the beneficiaries of the project. Just 2 weeks after returning to Guatemala, the ADESPA team re-