The Superkids Foundation

Founded in 2016, The Superkids Foundation has an innovative solution to improving education in Latin America.  They mobilize children as agents of change; parents who haven’t studied beyond third grade struggle to keep up with the new economy and don’t have the time or skills to help kids out, but 4^th-6^th grade children do.  “Kid Teachers” has been volunteering their time teaching younger kids to learn to read.  In 2019, The Superkids Foundation had 50+ Kid Teachers in Paraguay signed up for its three-week incubator program at the local teacher’s college.  Matched with mentors, Kid Teachers learned not only to teach literacy but to confront their fears and empower others.  After the training program, the Kid Teachers worked with local elementary schools to tutor younger students.  The 52 Kid Teachers spent 5,000 hours teaching younger kids to read, and 250 volunteers spent 6,000 hours in mentoring, life skills workshops, and community activities.  The AllPeopleBeHappy foundation has awarded two $10,000 Project Grants in 2019 and 2020 to support the salaries of their seven staff members (two directors and five facilitators).   (www.superkidsfoundation.org)