Math on Wheels
Bringing math and science education to rural Honduras through a mobile classroom, one community at a time.
Support a child's education and receive exclusive COMSA coffee as our thanks.
Contribute NowMath on Wheels
Math on Wheels is a mobile classroom project that brings math and science education directly to children in rural Honduras through a fully equipped, solar powered van.
Contribute NowHelping build strong STEM foundations for children in rural Honduras
About Ana and Shabbir
How they are spreading STEM!
From the spice-scented shores of Zanzibar to the bustling sands of Dubai, Shabbir's global journey led him to study Engineering at North Carolina State University where he met Ana, from Honduras who was an Education major. Together, they came back to work in the UAE where they had Yasmine – who would go on to become a champion swimmer for the Honduran National team.
A yearning to do more took the family to Honduras – to Ana's rural hometown of Marcala, 152 km from the capital Tegucigalpa, where they were drawn into helping the coffee farming communities build a sustainable and equitable enterprise. Ana saw that the children of the farming cooperative were without structured education and was tasked with building and running a school.
Ana rose to the challenge – and fast forward to today – the trilingual school for COMSA (Café Organico Marcala LLC) has been in operation for twenty-two years and has 215 students, with children as young as 6 months to high school graduates. 85% of the students are children and grandchildren of the shareholders of COMSA.
The school prioritizes math and science at all levels and in high school emphasizes Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Shabbir and Ana noticed that the students were losing scholarship opportunities to study abroad and when they could not compete with their STEM base, began to prepare them more rigorously, together with SAT and TOEFL training. Shabbir has been teaching this plus Math, Physics, and Chemistry there in English – even though he speaks Spanish like a native!
Bridging Coffee Fields and Classrooms – Replicating Proven Results
In the last seven years, their high school graduates were able to excel at exams for entry to the US, Argentina, Mexico, Honduras and Canada, earn scholarships to university and change attitude away from just trying to cross borders illegally to a focus on education and to applying their highest degrees to earn a supportive living. In Marcala's coffee heartland, COMSA students now have big dreams of who they are going to be.
Training & Sustainability
Local teachers and community facilitators will be trained to assist with lessons, use the mobile classroom’s equipment, and support long-term sustainability of the program.
Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Student attendance, engagement, and foundational math skills will be monitored, with progress reviewed and teaching approaches adjusted to improve learning outcomes.
Solar-Powered Mobile Classroom
We will operate a fully equipped solar-powered mobile classroom, allowing lessons to run reliably in rural communities with limited or no electricity.
Our Mission
Help us spread potential through Math on Wheels
A mobile math bus to reach even more children in remote villages. There are twenty villages within 30 km of Marcala, with 200 high school children without access to basic Math education.
Shabbir and Ana will replicate their proven model, by purchasing, fitting out and stationing a mobile classroom to access these children every weekend - teaching all levels of Math, Physics and Chemistry, targeting to have thirty scholarship-ready engineers in two years.
Your support will help us get and fit out this bus – we need US$40k to get it equipped and running.
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As Thanks,
Premier supporters will receive a batch of limited availability COMSA organic coffee
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From Farm to Future
Parents of Math on Wheels students are members of the COMSA coffee cooperative - farmers who grow some of Honduras' finest organic coffee.
Premier supporters will receive a batch of limited availability COMSA organic coffee as thanks
- ✓100% organic beans, grown in Marcala, Honduras
- ✓Export quality, typically reserved for international markets
- ✓Grown by cooperative families whose children benefit directly
Where we will work...
Math on Wheels will operate in rural areas of western Honduras, focusing on communities near Marcala in the La Paz region. Many of these villages are located 10–30 kilometers from the nearest schools and have limited access to reliable educational infrastructure.
The project aims to reach at least 10 rural communities in its first year, serving children who have limited access to regular STEM education.
Helping Build Stronger Futures
Math on Wheels will deliver quality educational support to children in rural communities in Honduras
In The First Year We Hope To
Reach 200 students across 10+ rural communities in the Marcala, La Paz region
Deliver weekend math and science sessions that strengthen foundational skills and build confidence in STEM
Your support will help fit out a fully equipped mobile classroom, bringing education direct to children in rural communities.
