Our guest today was Ed Thompson from the Charleswood Rotary Club, Winnipeg, Ed is heavily involved with the Rotary Driven International project called The Ripple Effect Program. The Ripple Effect Program is a Basic Education and Literacy program in Guatemala, which includes building or renewing school infrastructure, including classrooms, washrooms and kitchens, and providing furniture, supplies, computers and playgrounds, focusing on the primary grades. The Ripple Effect Scholarship Fund, encourages Guatemalan students to attend middle school and high school. A Teachers’ Scholarship program was started in 2015, and four Guatemalan teachers graduated with a degree in 2017. Since 2015, a total of 11 students have graduated with degrees in Education. In 2024, three new students were awarded scholarship and one student is completing her 3rd year. We are very proud of the graduates and the impact they are having on education in Guatemala. Since 1999, the Canadian Ripple Effect Program has built or refurbished over 100 schools, awarded over 650 middle school and high school scholarships, directly benefitted thousands of students and invested over $4,200,000.00 in education in Guatemala. Thank you for joining us Ed.