Fundesteam

Organizing STEAM Competitions like WRO, Science Fairs, FLL Promote and develop educational programs that incite interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in the minds of children and youth through innovation, collaboration and problem solving. Thus, breaking the cycle of poverty and changing the lives of thousa... nds of children as well as the future of our country. We chose this mission because we see a deep-rooted problem in the Panamanian social structure. People that are born into poverty never get the chance to escape it because they lack the resources and knowhow to make something with their lives. We seek to flip this system, which we know as the poverty equation, on its head by giving low income children exposure to fields that lead to high paying careers and opportunities to practice and develop skills in these fields. We aim to flip the poverty equation by investing in technology and education and betting on developing Panama from within. With your help we can change the equation of poverty in Panama, eliminating the circle where limited access to 21st century education does not allow children from lower income families to prepare for well-paying jobs in the future. Public schools make the first move by contacting Fundesteam either through their website, an email, a phone call or by attending one of the many events that Fundesteam hosts. The school is then required to provide some background information and is put inside Fundesteams database. With the information given by the school Fundesteams team analyzes the social reality that the school and the community around it faces to understand their needs. This process usually lasts around one day. This step is one of the most complicated ones since Fundesteam is tasked with finding either public or privet institution that can cover 50% of the costs needed to help this school. Fundesteam has several alliances and deals with institutions that help yearly and is constantly looking for new benefactors. Because of the ...Read More