Justworld International Inc

JUSTWORLD INTERNATIONAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT (CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O) TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

UNITED STATES STORYBOOK TREASURES:A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WAS TO PROVIDE LITERACY SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL AND ALSO IN THEIR HOMES. MORE THAN 300 HOME-LEARNING INSTRUCTION PACKAGES AND BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THROUGH THE STORYBOOK TREASURES (SBT) PROGRAM, PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 3 TEACHERS WERE TRAINED TO IMPLEMENT THIS TARGETED SUPPLEMENTAL READING PROGRAM. UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS OFTEN MEAN LACK OF ACCESS TO LITERACY EXPERIENCES. THIS WAS THE CASE FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE SBT PROGRAM. SBT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED THIS NEED AS STUDENTS BUILT A PERSONAL HOME LIBRARY COLLECTION OF BOOKS, AND ALSO UTILIZED THEIR EXPANDED CLASSROOM LIBRARY. TEACHERS IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM GAVE SBT THEIR HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING.

GUATEMALA ASOCIACION LOS PATOJOS SUENOS E IDEAS EN ACCION (LOS PATOJOS):DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IT WAS NECESSARY TO ASSESS AND MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EL PATOJISMO. AS SCHOOLS BEGAN, A HYBRID MODEL WAS IMPLEMENTED TO PRESENT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS EITHER ON-LINE OR IN PERSON. THE SITUATION WAS A CHALLENGE FOR OUR TEAM AND OUR FAMILIES, AND WAS HANDLED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO WI-FI PARTICIPATED IN ON-LINE INSTRUCTION, WHILE THOSE WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS RECEIVED MATERIALS AND SUPPORT DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES. THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.WIDESPREAD MALNUTRITION WAS COMBATED BY EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL, BASIC NEEDS SUPPLIES, INCLUDING: VEGETABLES, FRUITS, DRY GOODS, ATOLE, PROTEINS, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES. IN MANY CASES, THIS WAS THE ONLY SUSTENANCE ACCESSIBLE AND AN ESSENTIAL LIFELINE FOR THIS STRUGGLING COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH CARE ATTENDANTS, RESOURCES WERE DELIVERED WHICH INCLUDED BASIC HEALTH EXAMS AND VACCINATIONS. THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WERE SERVED.

CAMBODIA PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION:SCHOOLS IN CAMBODIA WERE ALSO FACED WITH CHALLENGES DUE TO COVID-19. TEACHERS AT THE PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (PIO) DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PLANS TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AS PARTS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WERE FORCED INTO REMOTE LEARNING PLANS. TEACHERS AND STAFF ENGAGED STUDENTS IN ON-LINE LEARNING, COMPREHENSIVE REMOTE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, AND HOME OUTREACH. SOCIAL WORKERS MADE HOME VISITS TO DISTRIBUTE BASIC SUPPLIES AND FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED. OVERALL, MORE THAN 1,400 STUDENTS IN THE K-12TH GRADE RECEIVED ELEVEN MONTHS OF INSTRUCTION IN THIS PROGRAM, COMPARED TO STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS RECEIVING NINE MONTHS OF INSTRUCTION DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. STUDENTS AT PIO CONTINUED TO OUTPERFORM STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS BASED ON ACADEMIC TESTING. IN DECEMBER 2020, 87 STUDENTS GRADUATED, WITH 14 ENROLLED IN UNIVERSITY, THE HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH PASS-RATE WAS 80%, AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO OUT-PERFORM THOSE IN STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS.

THE JUSTWORLD MOBILE LIBRARY TRAVELED MORE THAN 100 MILES EACH WEEK TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOOKS, READING PROGRAMS, TUTORING, MUSIC, THEATER, AND ART PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN IN THE MOST AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 5,800 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 12 RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE JUSTWORLD MOBILE LIBRARY; RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED IN 200 OPEN FIELDS AND 70 PUBLIC SPACES AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS. THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON WERE PROVIDED NUTRITIOUS SNACKS, SUCH AS MILK AND OATMEAL, ALONG WITH FRESH DRINKING WATER. EDUCATORS WERE SUPPORTED IN ELECTRONIC OUTREACH METHODS AND WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE MORE THAN 4,800 CHILDREN THROUGH ZOOM AND WHATSAPP. JUSTWORLD CONTINUED TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES THROUGH THIS MOBILE APPROACH AND IMPROVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF THE REMOTE AREAS OF HONDURAS.