AMÚN SHÉA

Center for Integrated Development

Morazán, El Salvador

Perkín Educational Opportunities Foundation

AMÚN SHÉA

• Is a non-profit educational program, founded in 2008, in Perquín, Morazán

• Motivation for starting it: Quality options for our children

• Program: from kindergarten through ninth grade

• Student population: 80

Amún Shéa meansland of seedlings

in Lenca Potón, the original language of the area.

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Amún Shéa forms part of a series of cultural, social and business initiatives which are starting to produce positive change in northern Morazán. The ambience is of:

-Social peace, without gang violence-Development of eco-friendly tourism with community focus. -Friendly social setting-Local development and non-traditional productive ventures.-Opening of important markets. -Improvement of roads and productive infrastructure.

Our objectives

Short termForm young people with

leadership skills, entrepreneur spirit and technical ability.

Mid term

Create a pole of development in Morazán

Long term

Be a successful learning model that assists in the

transformation of education in El Salvador.

Method

Understanding the reality that surrounds us.

Social and economic obstacles become our

principal focus of study. The challenge of practical real

world application of academic knowledge

uncovers opportunities for personal and social

development.

investigation - application - proposal

Challenges

• Tradition of social marginalization

• Family fragmentation

• High poverty indicators

• Over-reliance on social assistance

• Deficient teaching training

Conformity

Immigration

Program full dayintegratednutritionenglish, music

Cost

• Monthly Tuition: $168

• Local payment capacity: $50

• Our social investment commitment is to obtain the remaining $120,000 yearly budget.

We seek partners to:

• Integrate Amún Shéa within visionary Social Responsibility programs

• Finance investigation and program expansion

• Provide scholarships• Finance teacher training

PERKIN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION is a 501c3 US Public Charity, also registered in El Salvador as a non-profit.

Expansion 2015

The constant growth of one grade per year, since 2008, calls for expansion to high school in 2015.

In order to move forward with the expansion, the following investments are required:

Investment RequirementsTotal

InvestmentCount

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Science Lab: Construction and equipment

$15,000

$4,000 $11,000

Technical High School (TIC): Materials and equipment

$8,000 $2,000 $6,000

Finish-work in Computer Center $14,000

$3,800 $10,200

Virtual Conference Room: Installation and equipment

$12,000

$1,500 $10,500

Total $49,000

$11,300

$37,700

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Consider becoming a Partner with Amún Shéa; change reality, change the world.