How Paso A Paso Is A Community Education Center Located Of...

Business Description Paso a Paso is a community education center located in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala. Founded in 2010, we began by providing after school programs for a dozen children in the home of one of our teachers. Today, we work with dozens of households on a daily basis provided an array of services. We are developing our new ‘Learn and Earn’ Program to focus on increasing financial literacy and providing training and tools to enhance entrepreneurial efforts in the community. The program will involve the creation of new classes and two for-profit stores to allow principles taught in classes to be applied to the real world. The stores allow entrepreneurial minded individuals the opportunity to create and sell products in their community. The community center will have programming for different age groups (youth, young adults, and adults). Youth- Introducing youth to basic financial concepts, beginning relationships with banking institutions (through savings), developing classes to teach youth about starting a business, and hosting challenges to have them start their own short-term micro-businesses. Young adults- Continued education on financial literacy and businesses, planning and savings for higher education, and a platform to begin their own micro-business. Adults- Financial literacy, business concepts, and work with them to develop new products and run the stores. The stores would cater to the need of locals and tourist. To not cannibalize existing