Cindy Marroquín: Dreaming with Confidence

As we celebrate the focus on girls education thanks to Malala Day, Girl Rising, and other amazing efforts to educate girls around the world, we wanted to bring you the story of Cindy Marroquin, a girl excited about her education in Guatemala.   “I need three...

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...