Infographic: The Benefits of Educating Girls
Today's post is all about girl power (the Spice Girls would be so proud). Educating girls in developing countries has gotten a lot of buzz lately with the release of the Girl Rising documentary and we were lucky enough to be at the Cincinnati showing a few weeks ago....
Friday Photo Fiesta: Scholarship Student Workshops
Remember that major announcement we made this week? You know, the one about the new scholarship student webpage where you can actually read the bios of incoming Guatemalan students and select which kid you would like to sponsor? Welp, we're still pretty excited (ok,...
Scholarship Program: Past, Present & Future
Cooperative for Education is on a mission. Ok, obviously our main mission is to break the cycle of poverty in Guatemala through education. But our mission within that mission is to start providing scholarships to a whole lot more Guatemalan students-- we are nearly...
Ismelia Ajuyos: Getting Lost in Learning
As a child, it is easy to get lost. Not lost, as in disappearing into a large throng of people (although, unfortunately, that is also easy to do), but lost, as in vanishing into an activity and becoming so captivated that you completely disconnect with the outside...
Friday Photo Fiesta: Mothers of Guatemala
With Mother's Day this Sunday we want to honor some of the mothers we encounter in Guatemala. They make sacrifices we could never imagine so that their children can attend school. And because the Moms of Guatemala are so beautiful, we added some extra photos for this...