Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala

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

Mission

Adopt-a-Village is a small independent grassroots organization. Its major goal is to empower the Mayan people living in northwest Guatemala by providing training and resources so they may develop improved education, health and economic conditions in their impoverished communities. We maintain no political, government, or religious ties.

Programs

Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala believes that education is the key to meaningful long-term changes for the Maya. Consequently, the majority of programs we have implemented have been educational; nine primary schools have been built, furnished and equipped, five middle schools have received scholarship aid, libraries, furnishings, materials and teachers' salaries and the region's only high school outside the municipal city has been built and administered by Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala.

Personnel Overview

Frances Dixon - President
Frances Dixon, born and educated in Canada, now resides in Florida, USA. She has traveled to more than 50 countries, living and working in several. During the Guatemalan civil war, she founded Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala. Since then, she has served as a full time volunteer, managing over 60 major health and education projects for returned Mayan refugees of the Guatemalan civil war.

Francis Lenski - Board Member
A retired attorney, Mr. Lenski is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois College of Law. He has travel widely on six continents, especially in Latin America. He is actively involved with AAV’s child sponsorship program and with the Mayan Center project. Mr. Lenski and his wife, Sue, sponsor eight children through AAV and have visited Guatemala many times.

Personnel Statistics

Frances Dixon,
President
Founded in 1991
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 50

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): £ 92,119
Budget (2007): £ 77,194
Maximum Budget: £ 113,175
Overhead: 10 %
Other funding sources: The bulk of Adopt-A-Village's income comes from private donors and fundraisers. Additional sources come from civic clubs and small grantors.
Religious Affiliation: No affiliation