by Paco | Dec 4, 2014 | Economic Prosperity, Guatemala, Honduras, Social Capital, Uncategorized |
For the World Bank, social capital refers to the institutions, relationships and norms that shape the quality and quantity of social interactions of a society. Research shows that social cohesion is an essential factor for societies to prosper economically and for...
by riecken_admin | Oct 29, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
Recently we had the benefit of a weeklong visit from a volunteer engineer from World Possible (www.worldpossible.org) who installed their newly developed Spanish language version of RACHEL (Rural Area Community Hotspots for Education and Learning) in four of our...
by riecken_admin | Aug 23, 2013 | Central America, Honduras |
Riecken Community Libraries and Project MIDEH/USAID are fostering social participation to improve the quality of education in Honduras. Through the “Reading Takes You Far” project, Riecken Community Libraries promotes the strengthening of skills in...
by riecken_admin | Mar 17, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
First of all we need to welcome three new board members, James Coyne King from Boston and Richard Strock and Sam Featherstone from the Silicon Valley. Check out their backgrounds and thoughts about working with Riecken Community Libraries here. In November many of...
by riecken_admin | Oct 16, 2012 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
In early October five Riecken team members in addition to a government representative from both Guatemala and Honduras were invited to attend the Beyond Access 2012 conference, entitled Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries in Washington,...
by riecken_admin | May 28, 2012 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
Community Event in Honduras During the weekend of May 19-20th the community of Copan Ruinas in Honduras closed the three year project with the Finnish Embassy of Central America. Over two hundred community members showed up at the town hall for talks and...
