Choluteca: Lizzie Scholarship

An annual gift of $100 or $1,000 provides a student in Honduras with a year’s education. However, making a gift of any amount is an investment of eternal significance.

Lizzie Project Scholarship Levels

Kindergarten – 9th Grade

Scholarship cost and what it covers:
-$100 per year
-Pays for school books, uniforms, and supplies

Facts about the program and the importance of your support:
-If children cannot afford their uniforms or books, they are not allowed to attend school.
-The Honduras government provides free school up to the 9th grade, only if a child can afford a uniform and books.
-In Honduras, when a child completes the 6th grade, they will frequently drop out.

10th – 12th Grade (High School)

Scholarship cost and what it covers:
-$100 per year
-Pays for school books, uniforms, supplies, and some other expenses

Facts about the program and the importance of your support:
-Outlying villages provide education through 9th grade. Attendance in High School requires travel into a nearby city or town.
-Drop-out rates are high because students need to work to bring income to their families.
-High School is more like vocational school, focusing on the students’ abilities and interests.

Vocational Education Center

Scholarship cost and what it covers:
-$1,000 per year
-Pays for tuition

Facts about the program and the importance of your support:
-In operation since 2006.
-Offered to the neediest youth in the region.
-Trains approximately 200 students per academic year

Choluteca Nursing School – Formal Education

Scholarship cost and what it covers:
-$1,000 per year
-Pays for books, supplies, and living expenses

Facts about the program and the importance of your support:
-High school level Nursing School: first of its kind in Honduras!
-Starts with first year of high school but will progress to be three-year program.
-In collaboration with the Ohio State University College of Nursing.
-Fulfills the country’s desperate need for trained, certified nurses.
-Entrepreneurial program will be replicated throughout the country.