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Children of St. Peter, a nonprofit organization based in Guatemala that focuses on providing funding for education, has been hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
Prior to the whole world shutting down, its students attended a regular school five days a week, year-round. Children of St. Peter covered all the education-related expenses for the children of San Pedro,
Guatemala, including registrations, monthly tuition, school supplies, uniforms, shoes, transportation and other education-related expenses. The nonprofit also rents a facility that assists children with homework via tutoring, research and printing.Â
In March 2020, schools in Guatemala closed and all students were moved to a distance-learning model requiring the use of technology. This is expected to continue in Guatemala through at least 2022. The children residing in San Pedro do not have the resources to attend school via distance learning, as some do not even have electricity, let alone electronic devices or