Gocare Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUSTAINABLY REDUCE EXTREME POVERTY BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS - GOCARE PROVIDED BEGINNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES FOR 186 STUDENTS, AN INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR 11 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADVANCED CERTIFIED COURSES FOR 12 STUDENTS AT LOCAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMIES

OVERALL, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,453 STUDENTS DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE OUR PRESCHOOL IN THE EL MADRONO COMMUNITY WITHIN THE GOCARE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE TWO LEVELS OF PRESCHOOL TO A TOTAL OF 14 STUDENTS. ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS GOCARE PROVIDED BEGINNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES FOR 186 STUDENTS, AN INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR 11 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADVANCED CERTIFIED COURSES FOR 12 STUDENTS AT LOCAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMIES. ADULT REMEDIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO 122 ADULTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WHO PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMATIC GUIDANCE. GOCARE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE INSTRUCTORS THAT WERE CHOSEN BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. LEARNING CENTER IN PANTANAL - WE CONTINUED TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE WE BUILT THE BUILDING WHICH HAS A LIBRARY, COMPUTER CLASSROOM, A LARGE COMMUNITY ROOM AND AN OFFICE IN PANTANAL, NICARAGUA. THE BUILDING IS BUILT ON LAND OWNED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LEASED TO US FREE ON A 10 YEAR RENEWABLE LEASE. WE CONDUCT MANY OF OUR CLASSES FROM THIS FACILITY AND OTHER, UNRELATED GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS UTILIZE THE FACILITY FOR THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL. LEARNING CENTER IN CUAJACHILLO DOS - WE CONTINUED TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LEARNING CENTER IN CUAJACHILLO DOS. WE MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LEARNING CENTER WHERE WE REFURBISHED A BUILDING OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT. IN LIEU OF RENT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE BUILDING HAS AN OFFICE FOR THE CENTER DIRECTOR, A LIBRARY, A COMPUTER CLASSROOM, AND THREE CLASSROOMS FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND ENGLISH PROGRAMS. WE OFFER COMPUTER PROGRAMS, ENGLISH PROGRAMS, ADULT EDUCATION, LIBRARY PROGRAMS, DANCE, AND MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAMS AT THIS FACILITY. ALUMNI PROGRAM - WE REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH OUR PROGRAM GRADUATES ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. A DATABASE IS MAINTAINED OF OUR ALUMNI AND ONCE A YEAR WE SPONSOR AN ALUMNI REUNION PARTY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH T-SHIRTS AND UPDATE OUR RECORDS. ALUMNI ALSO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH OUR EDUCATION DIRECTOR. THE ALUMNI FROM OUR PROGRAMS SERVE AS AN ONGOING SOURCE OF INSTRUCTORS AND PROGRAM ASSISTANTS. MATH ACADEMY - WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OUR MATH ACADEMY AT EACH OF OUR CENTERS. WORKING WITH OUR LIBRARIANS AS INSTRUCTORS AND THE KHAN ACADEMY SITE, WE WERE ABLE TO INTRODUCE 8 STUDENTS TO THIS NEW WAY TO ACCESS LEARNING MATERIALS. UNIVERSITY PREP PROGRAM WE BROUGHT BACK THE UNIVERSITY PREPARATION PROGRAM THIS YEAR WHERE WE SERVED 79 STUDENTS WITH INSIGHTS INTO CAREER PATHS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY TEST PREPARATION. VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS WE OFFERED 34 VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - GOCARE PROVIDED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS COVERING TUITION, SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION TO 29 STUDENTS. THESE ARE CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIPS COVERING EACH STUDENT'S ONGOING UNIVERSITY COSTS PROVIDED CERTAIN MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS ARE MET BY EACH STUDENT. GOCARE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE - WE OWN, MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LEARNING CENTER WHICH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN INCOME SOURCE FOR OUR "FREE" PROGRAMS IN NICARAGUA. IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE PROVIDED IN THE PAST, WE ALSO HAVE PAID PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE SUCH AS CERTIFIED VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE FACILITY HAS AN OFFICE FOR THE CENTER DIRECTOR, A LIBRARY, A COMPUTER LAB, AND SIX CLASSROOMS FOR A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ALONG WITH A VOCATIONAL CLASSROOM. WE PARTNERED WITH INATEC FOR A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SERVED 10 STUDENTS. WE OFFER COMPUTER PROGRAMS, ENGLISH PROGRAMS, ADULT EDUCATION, LIBRARY PROGRAMS, AND MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAMS AT THIS FACILITY. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OTHER NGO'S AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. BECAUSE OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER ART PROGRAMS SUCH AS THEATRE, POETRY, AND DANCE. THESE PARTNER PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF 78 STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE ALSO OFFERED SHORT ONE DAY INTENSIVE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVED 62 STUDENTS.

LIBRARY AND LITERACY PROGRAMS - WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE MENTORING PROGRAMS AT EACH OF OUR FACILITIES. WE AVERAGED 136 ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS PER WEEK THAT VISITED ONE OF OUR LIBRARIES FOR TUTORING. A QUIET AREA TO DO HOMEWORK IS PROVIDED AND GOCARE ALUMNI AND VOLUNTEERS ASSIST THE STUDENTS WITH THEIR HOMEWORK OR TEST PREPARATION NEEDS. WE HAVE CONTINUED PROVIDING A STORY CORNER AT EACH OF OUR LIBRARIES WHICH SERVED 171 STUDENTS. WE CONTINUE TO CHECK OUT BOOKS TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO BRING BOOKS TO THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EACH WEEK. THE LIBRARIANS, ALUMNI, AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES HELP TO RUN THESE PROGRAMS. THE LIBRARY PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A READING AND WRITING PROGRAM THAT SERVED 49 STUDENTS.

COMPUTER INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS - GOCARE PROVIDED BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER INSTRUCTION TO 202 STUDENTS. WE ALSO OFFERED A COURSE TO LEARN THE CANVA PLATFORM AND SERVED 30 STUDENTS AS WELL AS A NEW PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS WHICH SERVED 27 STUDENTS AND TAUGHT THEM HOW TO USE COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM. ALL COMPUTER INSTRUCTION TOOK PLACE IN ONE OF OUR COMPUTERS LABS.