Choluteca: Lizzie Scholarship

An annual gift of $150 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:

• $150 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:

• $150 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.