Why Jessica Orosco has Hope for a Bright Future

The sun is shining brightly over the courtyard of Colegio Mesías in San Marcos, Guatemala. The students, giddy with excitement, prepare to perform a traditional dance in front of the entire school, community, and volunteers from Cooperative for Education. Pine needles...

A Guatemalan father’s gratitude

With Father’s Day coming up this weekend we wanted to pass along what it means for a father in Guatemala to have your help in supporting his daughter’s education through a scholarship.  Manuel Antonio Bucú Ixjotop, father of Hilda Bucú Yucuté, now a...

Heydi Chancho: Leading by Example

How many girls play teacher when they are little? Assigning homework to stuffed animals and diligently grading fake exams, happily dreaming about a future when it all becomes reality. Heydi Chancho Sirin was no different. “I used to set sticks and sheets of paper in...

Lesly Patzan: The Chance of a Lifetime

A generous CoEd supporter gave Lesly Patzan the chance of a lifetime–to stay in school and pursue her dreams. We introduced her last year, but now have a beautiful one minute video in which Lesly describes how CoEd’s Scholarship & Youth Development...

Celebrating an Empowered Future in Guatemala

Layers of dust coat the cracked concrete floor of Chiquival Cooperative School’s dilapidated gymnasium. A makeshift stage at the front of the room is strewn with streamers and balloons. Students, teachers, and visitors dance together under the modest aluminum roof,...