Delivering Food to Families in Need

It’s 11:00 am and you wouldn’t believe how hard the scorching sun hits when you’re nearly 7,000 feet up in the mountains of San José Poaquil in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The scene is almost surreal. A community leader, officially appointed by the local...

There’s No Place Like Home

It feels like a dream come true—a former school campus in Guatemala transformed into an Education Center that will serve as our new home base for in-country operations for generations to come. Thanks to the generosity of our anonymous benefactor—and the overwhelming...

How Do We Choose Rise Students?

As anyone sponsoring a student in the Rise Program (formerly the Scholarship Program) will tell you, our students are AWESOME. Exhibit A: Did you know that 53% of Rise Program graduates are now helping to pay for their younger siblings’ education? Incredible.These...

Toward the Sun

If you had to map the plot of your life what would it look like? What defining moments stand out as the turning points, the peaks and valleys? Students in our Scholarship & Youth Development Program recently explored this question during a workshop centered on...

Building True Community Among Scholarship Students

You guys, the Scholarship & Youth Development Program is THE BEST. We know we say this a lot, but giving a student the opportunity to join this program is doing so much more than simply paying for their tuition. Allow us to elaborate… Staff member Katie...

Guatemala Field Report: Mario Yac Discusses the Textbook Program

Mario Yac, one of the Textbook Program’s fearless leaders, shares some valuable insight regarding one of the schools that entered the program this year. We visited Maria del Carmen on the February Snapshot tour, and the best word to describe the school would...