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...
Like many young people in Guatemala, Abner Daniel Aguilar has beaten the odds simply by being in school at all. Abner left home at the age of eight in order to escape abuse at the hands of his stepfather. For seven years, he lived with other families in the community,...
While everyone is counting down the most memorable stories of 2012, we thought we’d share one final story this year that gives us hope for the future of Guatemala and the kids you will impact through your generosity next year. This is the story of Santos Ixcoy...
