The first time María Isabel, a young woman from San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, sat in the chamber of Guatemala’s Congress, she did not arrive with a speech written by advisors or a political career behind her. She certainly did not have a million-dollar...
At first glance, Simsbury, Connecticut, and Guatemala might seem to be worlds apart. On a map, it certainly looks that way. But this didn’t stop seventh graders Elizabeth and Maddie from feeling inspired to make a difference for youth in another country more than two...
The best teachers are the ones who never stop learning, and Emma exemplifies this. Her drive for lifelong education is evident in how she teaches technology to students at Hacienda María, a middle school nestled in the mountains of San José Poaquil, Chimaltenango....
Here at CoEd, we often get questions about how our programs operate in Guatemala. “Do you hire teachers or send volunteers to teach in Guatemala?”, “Do you start your own schools?”, “How on earth does a non-profit in Cincinnati, Ohio work with so many...
A disheartening 90% of kids in rural Guatemala who are living in poverty never graduate from high school. This means that schools in rural Guatemala are essentially dropout factories continuing the cycle of illiteracy and limited opportunities. [1] According to USAID,...
