1. THE RIPPLE EFFECT PROGRAM
BUILDING SCHOOLS, CHANGING THE WORLD

2. EL AGUACATE Mixco 35 km from Guatemala City
9 CLASSROOMS
7 WASHROOMS
ROOF REPLACEMENT ON EXISTING BUILDING
PLAYGROUND

3. Currrent Situation Over 700 students Over crowded
3 washrooms, toilets are broken and flush leaches into the ground
4 classrooms are wooden shacks with tin roofs
1 metal walled classroom is hot and stuffy
2 cement block classrooms need a new roof
No playground area
This school is located in area rife with gangs and is a
very dangerous place to live.

4. Inside Classrooms

5. School Classrooms to be Replaced
El Aguacate
School Classrooms to be Replaced
Metal Shack is very hot
No Play Area
Overcrowded
Toilets are not connected to sewer

6. What does it have? Strong Mayor and municipal support for the project
Strong project Manager who completed
Las Victorias School ($120,000 US)
Strong Rotary club with previous Ripple Effect experience
A real strong need

7. What does it need ? 9 new classrooms 5 washrooms
Replace roofs on two cement block classrooms

8. Costs Phase I $50,000 US Construct retaining wall behind building
2 classrooms and washrooms on the first floor
(washrooms will connected to existing city sewer)
3 classrooms on 2nd floor
Phase II $50,000 US
▪ two story building with 4 classrooms
replace roofs on existing 2 classroom cement block building
remove metal shack classroom for playground area