TECO Guatemala builds classrooms.Since operations began, TECO Guatemala has been investing in the communities where its two power plants operate, focusing primarily on promoting education with the construction of schools.
The company began contributing materials and the volunteer time of its employees on the weekends to build classrooms and promote educational activities.
TECO Guatemala has constructed or rebuilt several small schools near its plant facilities. The company has also donated desks and chairs for the students and teachers.
In 2006, TECO Guatemala initiated a large-scale construction project at Los Lirios in Masagua, Guatemala. When completed in 2008, the school will have 16 classrooms and educate approximately 500 children in the area.
TECO Guatemala is also very active with a new project Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, in which every person in the community participates in some activity to help integrate the community itself. Some women in the community participate in cooking and sewing classes; children are now learning how to grow a fish species and earn money by selling their production. Other adults in the community are learning to read and write. There is also a school for parenting. TECO Guatemala has donated over $100,000 to the project.
