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Chispa Project – Honduras
Our partner Chispa Project just launched its largest reading corner network to date, delivering 3,700 new books to 13 schools in a single rollout. This high-impact network model is designed to reach more students and teachers by adapting to the realities of rural education: small schools, dispersed communities, and very limited access to books.
In a rural coffee-growing region two hours west of Comayagua, many schools have only one to three teachers responsible for multiple grade levels and very few resources to support learning. By working with several nearby schools simultaneously, Chispa Project makes the most of its time, staff, training sessions, and books — creating access for hundreds of students who might otherwise be left out.
The 44 teachers across these schools participated in training sessions designed to help them turn books into daily learning tools, strengthening reading instruction and encouraging critical thinking. To start their own reading corner, each teacher received a classroom book collection, reading logs, posters, and educational resources for both teachers and students.
Teachers spoke honestly about how hard it is to teach without books and materials — a gap that affects students’ attention, curiosity, and learning. But they also shared hope: inspired by the workshop, teacher Fausto guided his 5th and 6th grade students in building their very own reading corner. Together, they painted murals, built shelves, and turned the space into a jungle treehouse. Now, more than 1,000 students are opening their first books.