Yesi working at the CoEd office in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, 2018. Meet Yesi. . . Her story begins in Pachalí, a rural town in the heart of central Guatemala. From a humble family with limited resources, Yesi faced more than the usual challenges of studying and homework...
And just like that, another year has flown by! In 2025, we reached even more students, schools, and communities, deepening and expanding the pathways out of poverty. With the work we achieved in 2025, we know that 2026 holds many more exciting things ahead. So, as we...
Genius can be found in all corners of the world—and in this case, in the rural town of Magdalena Milpas Altas, Guatemala. There, a girl with a bright mind and big ambitions lives with her parents, two brothers, and dog in a small house built by her father. Meet Julia,...
Rebecca and Marco with Florentina, 2025. While in Guatemala for the GLP Tour this February, Rise Youth Development Program sponsors Rebecca and Marco visited the very first Rise student they sponsored, Florentina, who’s now a program graduate! Rebecca and Marco shared...
February was a whirlwind of a month, especially because it’s our busiest tour season of the year! Every February, CoEd takes travelers on the GLP Tour and the Snapshot Tour. The GLP Tour offers a fun and unique opportunity to serve alongside other...
In Guatemala, education is often what empowers students from low-income, rural backgrounds to defy the odds they were born into—each additional year of attending school can make a positive impact on their efforts to break the cycle of poverty. Yurleny was one of those...
