Ancelma Ortiz used to be like any ordinary girl in a poor, rural Guatemalan family. The oldest of five children, she labored in the fields alongside her father and sold the produce in the early morning market with her mother to help provide the basic necessities for...
In honor of the UN celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th, we want to bring you a story of hope from Guatemala. Dozens of students, parents, and Cooperative for Education (CoEd) supporters sat somewhat impatiently...
libros de textos Silken ebony ropes cascade past her shoulders. Small wisps dance in the mountain breeze as she begins her daily journey down the rocky path. Second-hand sandals reveal dust covered toes. A vibrant textile starts its dayshift cinched...
In many ways, the extremely rural and achingly poor community of Zunil is no different from the scores of other poverty-stricken places across the globe—the people are hardworking, diligent, and utterly stuck in poverty. But this community is different; they have a...
As you may have heard, we recently returned from the Guatemala Literacy Project tour with Rotary International volunteers (check out the top ten tour highlights in our recent blog post!). Every tour gets to experience program inaugurations, CORP demonstrations and...
Well, another successful tour to Guatemala is in the books and we can’t wait to share all of the exciting moments that occurred during those ten days! A little background info for you: 31 Rotary International volunteers participated in the Guatemala Literacy...
