Jennifer: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Last year, at the age of 13, Jennifer made a very difficult decision. In 2018, she would drop out of school and go to work so that she could help her father and mother support her, her five siblings, and her precious nieces and nephews. Jennifer had...
A Vision for the Future
“I have a grand dream that CoEd will lead educational development in all of Guatemala.” Augusto Bal, long-time CoEd staff member, is dedicated to turning this vision into reality as your new Subdirector of Programs. “I believe that we have the capacity to put...
Learning How to Learn
Fermy, the principal and first- and second-grade teacher at El Rosario primary school recalls: “When CoEd came to ask if we would like to enter the Culture of Reading Program (CORP), I said: ‘Yes, I want to do it. I want to learn. I want to develop myself so that I...
The Martyrs of Cantel
This February, over 60 volunteers traveled to Guatemala on a Cooperative for Education tour to deliver textbooks, inaugurate computer centers, visit Culture of Reading Program classrooms, and meet or reunite with their Scholarship Program students. It was a...
Margaret Amara on Returning to Her Daughter’s Birth Country
Last month, you read about Kelsey Amara's travels back to Guatemala, the country of her birth. She made her first return trip with her parents Margaret and Mark in 2004 and her second as a solo journey in 2017. The Amaras were one of the first adoptive families to...
Becoming Servant Leaders
Music: "Follow Your Dreams" by Scott Holmes, www.scottholmesmusic.com Want to empower a student to become a leader in their community? Did you know that by supporting the Scholarship & Youth Development Program you not only help students graduate—you help them...
Kelsey Amara on Returning to Guatemala
“How would I feel when, as an adult, I walked through that door?” This is the question that wouldn’t leave Kelsey Amara’s mind as she prepared to travel back to Guatemala, the country where she was born, on Cooperative for Education’s 2017 Heritage Tour. “As an...
Mental Health Therapist Tisha Way Gaynor on Heritage Trips
Here at Cooperative for Education (CoEd), we believe in connecting people across countries. We believe that encountering the diversity of humanity changes us for the better. It’s a big part of the reason we invite you to visit Guatemala on our project tours each year....
Why do you #StandforGirls?
Hello all, and welcome to 2018—year three of the Thousand Girls Initiative! We’re nearing the halfway point of our push to empower a new generation of educated Guatemalan women, and we’d like to step back to re-examine an essential question: WHY. Why is education...
What You Make Possible in Just One Week
Sit back and listen to some good news! Our Director of International Programs, Katie Camillus, wants to give you a "taste" of all the exciting things that happen in Guatemala in a typical week, thanks to your support! These stories range from playful to powerful: you...