Back from the brink of illiteracy
A small group of young Chuj Maya teens had gathered under the shade of a broad-leafed chilacayote tree on this swelteringly hot and humid...
Education: Hope for a new generation of Maya
by Frances Dixon Isabel was eight years old and crying hard. Another year had passed by and still her father would not allow her to...
Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala receives transformational gift to launch education program
Jerry and Annette Johns A transformational $10,000 gift to Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala has launched a fundraising initiative to promote...
Moved by a mission: helping to educate underserved Maya children in Guatemala
A first-hand look at how a nonprofit is helping to educate underserved Maya children in Guatemala By Mary Korbulic Last February, just...
Mask-making initiative raises thousands for impoverished Maya
Mary Jane Henley is an educator and lawyer who dedicated her career to working with children and adults with intellectual disabilities...
COVID-19 threatens education for Maya Jaguar students
The COVID-19 virus emerged in Guatemala in early March and almost immediately curtailed our efforts to offer a quality education to our...
Celebrating our Maya Jaguar graduate: Estela lands top nursing position
On a rainy February afternoon during my recent stay at Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala’s Maya Jaguar school, AAV’s founder and executive...
Summer update from Guatemala: Parent’s Day pride
Greetings from Guatemala! I am writing this blog on a warm summer morning at Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala’s Maya Jaguar Educational...
Breaking barriers: educating indigenous children in Guatemala
How do you recruit people to work in the wilderness? That question was one of the first that occurred to me after arriving at...
Literacy for underserved girls in Guatemala: Rotary partners with Adopt-a-Village
Emily Francona is the coordinator of a signature service project called Let’s Leave No Girl Behind (LLNGB) sponsored by Rotary E-Club of...