Donations: tuition, laptops, books, supplies

Donations: Every little bit helps!


Around every corner, we find a set of textbooks, a laptop, a tuition donation, or an idea that keeps this project going. As important as the donation itself is the fact that so many people believe in this cause and the children who will be served. It is this synergy that keeps the spirit thriving. Learn why you are donating to a sustainable project.

Tuition: The school costs more money to run than the students' families can afford to pay. CCOA is a private non-profit educational institution. We are not funded by the government. In 2008, our modest operating budget will be funded by a monthly tution of $250 US per student. However, because a common full-time salary on the island for a hard-working adult is $75 USD/week, $250 is out of the question. We are asking the families who can afford it, to pay $100 US/month tuition. In order for this reduced tuition to be possible, we need your help! Meet the students and find out why your tuition support will change their lives.

Laptops: Caye Caulker's economy is based on tourism. And tourism is driven by the Internet. Yet, only a handful of local children have regular access to computers. Recent graduates from Belize's High Schools cite their lack of early computer training as a real problem. Do you have a working laptop? Or do you work for a company that may be interested in donating working laptops? Your computer donation can change lives at CCOA.

Supplies: 45 USB Flash Drives (2mb), 90-3" 3-ring binders*, 3 hole punch,  notebook paper*, dividers,  pencils, pens,  dry erase markers, dry erase erasers, and white board cleaning solution, printers, printer paper, ink cartridges-Brother's TN330* (not available in Belize), art supplies, science lab equipment, laptop headphones, mouse and mouse pads, 10 10-12' extension cords,15 power bars/surge protectors, 25-6' extension cords, a photocopier, an LCD projector, First Aid Box/supplies, 3 classroom pencil sharpeners (electric or manual), rulers, scientific calculators, educational posters for classrooms, notebooks, felts and pencil crayons*, scotch tape, glue, staples and 3 staplers, index cards (all sizes), sticker prizes, photo printer paper, photo printer, file folders both hanging and manilla, 9x12 manilla envelopes with clasp, journals*, duct tape*, laminating machine and laminating paper, clear plastic sheets (8 1/2 x 11), plastic portable file cases, construction paper, scissors, masks & snorkels,  chess sets for the chess club, digital cameras for photography club, 4 leather Spalding basketballs, boys basketball team jerseys, basketball shoes, Rubbermaid bins for storage etc. Every little supply helps.

Textbooks & Teaching Resource Materials: Belizeans are required to spend several hundred dollars on high school textbooks. We are working as hard as we can to defray those costs to our students. Time and again we meet someone who regretfully describes text books from their school district being thrown in the trash. By donating needed books to CCOA, you can help make high school education possible for countless children. See subject areas, and Belizean-specific resources (cash donations).

* Every item marked with an asterik is an urgent need.