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May 2020

May 1, 2020 by admin_ed

  A note of thanks for the great response we have received for our Food Fund for the families of our preschool kids that are suffering very hard times in Guatemala due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, the Guatemalan government does not provide aid or food distribution programs for the many people in need. A large percentage of Guatemalans work in the informal sector, … [Read more...] about May 2020

February 2020

February 28, 2020 by Janice Stradford

February 2020 We spent 5 very busy weeks in Guatemala, meeting with our teachers and visiting all the schools. We outfitted 3 of the new preschools with chairs, tables, rugs, white boards, educational materials, etc. We now have seven preschools, three after-school tutorial programs, and one weaving project. All of our teachers attended a week-long training. They learned … [Read more...] about February 2020

December 2019

December 1, 2019 by Janice Stradford

Wendy is 4 years old and started going to a Project Quetzal preschool in Buena Vista in Sololá in January of 2019. Her teacher, Irma, took this video of her "reading" Froggy Goes to School  in September of 2019. Buena Vista is a small indigenous pueblo, and most of the people who live there speak only the Mayan language, Kaqchikel. There is no Spanish spoken in Wendy's home and … [Read more...] about December 2019

October 2019

December 12, 2019 by Janice Stradford

We returned to Guatemala in September and had a very busy month there checking in on Project Quetzal’s 8 projects. The 2 new teachers (Amalia and Rosario) who started in July (after attending the summer training) are both doing a fantastic job. Amalia’s classroom is at the local primary school and Rosario’s class is in her home. All of the preschool teachers attend 2 weeklong … [Read more...] about October 2019

August 2019

December 12, 2019 by Janice Stradford

On 8/17/19 we had a cooking class fundraiser. It was fun and a huge success! Maricela taught us how to make some delicious, Mexican dishes: cactus salad, mango salad, cerviche, enchiladas de Michoacan, and apple fritters. And we raised enough money to pay a preschool teacher for one year!   … [Read more...] about August 2019

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