Library for Mayan High School Students

Summary

To empower Impoverished Mayan youth in their education by providing a library of textbooks, research materials, literary works, DVDs, and computer aids progress report read updates from the field

Received £3,416 from 52 donations from people around the world like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In a remote rural region north of Barillas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, populated by 75,000 inhabitants, no no high school exists. The Mayan Center's high school offers scholarships to selected impoverished Mayan students from 250 villages. Library resources will serve a critical component in the quality of education they will receive. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, literary resources, charts, maps, manuals, computer aids, and other materials are needed

Activities

A supply of books and educational materials will dramatically aid the quality of education in academics, vocational training, and leadership instruction.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.adoptavillage.com)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The Mayan Center's high school philosophy, "service to community," emphasizes the intent of the education--that graduates will be trained to become future leaders in the region and apply sustainable practices that will benefit their villages.

Project Message

The Mayan Center will provide Mayan youth with a high quality education that would otherwise be unavailable and is essential to their betterment as my education was to my development.
- Francis Lenski, Board Member

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Frances Dixon,

1264 NE 156th Street
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162
United States
(305) 948-0730
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala
1264 NE 156th Street
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162
United States
305-948-0730
http://www.adoptavillage.com/

Learn more about Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 16, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

August 2008 Update to Library

By Mark Latham - Adopt-A-Village Board of Directors, August 08, 2008 06:41 PM

While the construction of the regional library located within the Mayan Center main (school) building is complete, the library itself cannot be completed without the addition of books and other educational resources. Students will be arriving at the center as the inaugural class once the government issues the necessary permits to conduct a full educational curriculum, but they will need the standard texts for the classes to be given. We continue to solicit and collect donations to equip the library with books and other educational tools that will facilitate and enhance the education the students receive. However, we still are a long way from our fund-raising goal for the library. We need your financial support to create a first-rate library for the Maya. Your donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you from the Maya to those who have already contributed to our library fund.

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