Oct. 4, 2007
Students in Free Enterprise has started an aid project for Guatemalan schools.
This October, the IVCC chapter of SIFE is assisting former IVCC teacher Pat Cole, who now lives in Guatemala and teaches at a Guatemalan school.
SIFE students will sell coffee. The coffee is grown by a farmer in rural Guatemala and money raised will go back to the farmer and help him with problems he has with water rights during the dry season.
In addition SIFE is working with Cole to collect computers, monitors and hardware to send to rural Guatemalan schools. SIFE will be arranging several different opportunities for anyone who wishes to donate old, working computer items.
SIFE project organizers said a American money can buy more in Guatemala. The price for one floppy disk in America is worth the cost of one meal for Guatemalan students.
“As IVCC students begin to move toward the use of Flash drives they will undoubtedly have lots of spare Floppy disks they can contribute,” one SIFE member said.
To contribute contact SIFE through email at SIFE@ivcc.edu, and SIFE will arrange pickup. In addition donors can also contact Susan Koepke at her office A-327 or by calling 815-224-0392.