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ESCUELA ESTADO DE ISRAEL
NAHUIZALCO, SONSONATE
EL SALVADOR

 

The Escuela Estado de Israel is a public primary school located in the town of Nahuizalco, in the department of Sonsonate, in El Salvador that gives elementary education to 1,650 children between the ages of 1-9 in three shifts. The school has 34 teachers, 21 classrooms and one computer room with 10 computers.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

Instruction and supplies (SAHF will arrange and pay for shipment from Miami to El Salvador):
• School supplies like backpacks, shoes, notebooks, pencils, etc (used and new)
• Computers (used and new)
• Books and libraries (used and new, English and Spanish)

Gitkin Donation from Chicago

Scholarships:
• School supplies ($35 - $50 per child per year)

Teacher training programs
• $5,000 to $10,000 per year per school

General maintenance:
• Paint and roof repair ($500 - $2,000 per year)

Infrastructure:
• New classrooms and covered multipurpose areas ($10,000 to $50,000)

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR

• Covered multipurpose area built by CIES and Israel Embassy in 2006.
• Donation of educational material thanks to Bar Mitzvah Ellery Gitkin as his Tikkun Olam project.
• Other miscellaneous donations.

HOW CAN YOU HELP
• Contact Mr. Ricardo Freund at ricardof4@freundsa.com or Mr. Aaron Sztarkman at aaronsztarkman@gmail.com

HILDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION
ILOPANGO LAKE
EL SALVADOR

 

The Hilda Rothschild Foundation has programs to give school readiness with a focus on early literacy and parent involvement. Located in the Lake Ilopango, 15 minutes from San Salvador, the Foundation runs a bakery, a clinic and a computer center. The HRF was founded and is led by three CIES members.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

Instruction and supplies (SAHF will arrange and pay for shipment from Miami to El Salvador):
• School supplies like backpacks, shoes, notebooks, pencils, etc (used and new)
• Computers (used and new)
• Books and libraries (used and new, English and Spanish)

Scholarships:
• School supplies ($35 - $50 per child per year)

Teacher training programs
• ($5,000 to $10,000 per year per school)

General maintenance:
• Paint and roof repair ($500 - $2,000 per year)

Infrastructure: new classrooms and covered multipurpose areas ($5,000 to $10,000)

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR

• CIES does powder milk drives twice a year (High Holidays and Passover).
• CIES has provided maintenance (paint) together with AJWS delegations.

HOW CAN YOU HELP
• Contact Mr. Ricardo Freund at ricardof4@freundsa.com or Mr. Aaron Sztarkman at aaronsztarkman@gmail.com

INSTITUTO ESTADO DE ISRAEL
JERUSALÉN, LA PAZ
EL SALVADOR

 

This public school is located in the town of Jerusalén, in the department of La Paz, in El Salvador. It was rebuilt by the CIES and the Joint after the 2001 earthquake and has a capacity of 150 students between the ages of 12-15. The school has 9 teachers that give technical/vocational education and general studies in 8 classrooms and one computer room with 14 computers.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

 There are virtually no textbooks in the school.
• Need 4 books per student ($5,000.00).

Teacher training program.

 $5,000 to $10,000 per year

Scholarships:
• The cost of each scholarship is $75.00 a year.
• We intend to give scholarships to 50 students who can’t afford education ($3,750.00).

Lunch program:
• Many students don’t have enough money to afford a proper lunch.
• The cost of a proper lunch has been estimated in $0.55 per day per student ($16,500.00 per  year for all student).

Dining room:
• The school doesn’t have a dining room. Students have to eat on the floor.
• The estimated budget of a covered dining room is $7,000.00

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR

• Reconstruction of the whole school by the CIES and the Joint after the 2001 earthquake.
• Reconstruction of the septic tank for the school’s bathrooms.
• Donation of a water tank for the school’s water supply.

HOW CAN YOU HELP
• Contact Mr. Ricardo Freund at ricardof4@freundsa.com or Mr. Aaron Sztarkman at aaronsztarkman@gmail.com

KINDERGARTEN ESTADO DE ISRAEL
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR

 

The Kindergarten Estado de Israel is a public preschool sponsored by the CIES since 1960. It was rebuilt by the CIES and the Joint in 1988 after the 1986 earthquake. This kindergarten gives education to 150 kids, employs 7 teachers and has 5 classrooms and one multipurpose room.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

• Instruction and supplies (SAHF will arrange and pay for shipment from Miami to El Salvador):
• School supplies like backpacks, shoes, notebooks, pencils, etc (used and new)
• Computers (used and new)
• Books and libraries (used and new, English and Spanish)

Scholarships:
• School supplies ($35 - $50 per child per year)

Teacher training programs ($5,000 to $10,000 per year per school)

General maintenance: paint and roof repair ($500 - $2,000 per year)

Infrastructure: new classrooms and covered multipurpose areas ($5,000 to $10,000)

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR

• Kindergarten rebuilt by the CIES and the Joint in 1988 after the 1986 earthquake.
• CIES provides regular maintenance and upkeep as well as assistance in special celebrations like Yom Haatzmaut.
• Donation of books.

HOW CAN YOU HELP
• Contact Mr. Ricardo Freund at ricardof4@freundsa.com or Mr. Aaron Sztarkman at aaronsztarkman@gmail.com