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BECA needs your support in order to offer our students a quality education and our volunteer teachers an enriching immersion experience. Your assistance will be so greatly appreciated by the children, families and volunteers of BECA's program at San Jeronimo Bilingual School in Cofradia, Cortes, Honduras.

Why wait? You can make a secure tax-deductible donation right now by clicking on the link above or you can make a check payable to BECA - and mail it to:

BECA
418 E. 84 St., #5
New York, NY 10028


Are you curious about how your donation would be used? The program budget for the 2009-2010 academic year follows.

BECA's SJBS Program Budget 2009-2010

Summer Camp Expenses


Lunch at school caf (30 lps ea) * 6 volunteers * 25 days $280
Food Allowance ($45*6) $270
Camp materials & End of Camp Trip $240
Airport Transportation $160

Volunteer Training/Professional Development


Summer Institute 2 Instructors $2,750
Summer Institute: Accommodation and meals for Instructors $90
Summer Institute: Homestays ($32/week * 3 weeks) for 7 SJBS BECA teachers $670
Summer Institute: Spanish instruction $200
Summer Institute: Lunch for teachers/instructors (25 lps * 11 people * 20 days) $300
Summer Institute: Miscellaneous (training handbooks, photocopies) $315
Summer Institute: Team Building Trip $400
Discovery School Conference + ABSS visit (14 BECA teachers) $1,400

Special Program Expenses


Libros Y Familias - Family Literacy Program (1 session serving 60 families) $300
BECA Bachillerato Program Scholarship Disbursement $4,706
Social Tourism Groups (3) $1,800

Program Expenses


Rent for 1.5 apartments x 12 months (L.2,500/month) $2,380
Shared food allowance ($45/volunteer * 14 vols * 11 months) $6,930
Utilities - Water x 12 months $60
Utilities - Electricity x 12 months (only for main house) $580
Utilities - Gas (propane) tanks for stoves x 3 houses @ L.200/tank $190
Furnishings for apartments $500
Fans $190
Airport transportation for volunteers $500
Purified water for drinking and cooking x 12 months $480
Phone/Dial-Up Internet x 12 months (approx. $10/month) $120
High Speed Internet $850
Photocopies at Novedades Grecia ($50/volunteer annually) $700
Supplies ($150 * 14 volunteers) $2,100
Miscellaneous Admin expenses (cellphone cards, special events etc.) $1,200
Reading A-Z license renewal (in November) $99

Curriculum Development


Curriculum Developer (Phase 1) $1,500
DIBELS Testing (Subscription, Palm Pilot) $500

Recruitment, Promotion and Legal Compliance


Conference on Honduras (1 BECA rep) $200
Fundraising Events $2,500
Idealist Fair (2) * $60 each $120
Website renewal (in March) $100
Ohio Office Sponsor Renewal $75
Postage $150
Printing $200
Bank Fees $600
Miscellaneous Expenses $500

Stipends, Visa Fees and 2nd Year Volunteer Costs


Stipend-administrator $2,700
Stipend-returning teachers $6,750
Returning teachers' travel costs $1,500
Visa renewals x 14 volunteers ($175 each * 2 renewals) $4,900

TOTAL: $53,055