Frequent Questions

Our focus is on children living in poverty who are not in school or who are at risk of dropping out of school because their families do not have sufficient resources to pay the costs of going to school.

Our primary need is finding sponsors to cover the necessary costs for keeping a child in school. Sponsorships cover the costs of uniforms, school materials, school fees, transportation if required, and medicine if the child falls sick. Our secondary needs are providing excellent after-school support to ensure the child is learning. In our after-school program, teachers supervise homework, provide additional math support, teach the children English, and teach them to love reading through our reading program and growing library. We provide English lessons because English is a necessary skill in Guatemala's competitive job market.

Donations sponsor children to stay in school. Donations are also used to carry out our after-school support program, our nutrition program, and our vocational programs. They also allow us to grow our library, which provides programs to the whole community. Donations to the Jackie Griffin Memorial Fund contribute to post-secondary education for our graduating students.

Because of wonderful donors, our organization is currently keeping over 70 students in school who would otherwise be unable to continue studying. Our students get excellent grades in school due to our after-school support program. Some have even received 100% in mathematics, which is almost unheard of in Guatemala. Several former graduates are now enjoying successful careers. Some of our students are now studying in university. Our high school students receive high marks in their science-based programs and have ambitions to attend university. All of our students take home marks above 70%.

Volunteers are very important to our organization and to the success of our students. Volunteers donate their time to teach math, facilitate our reading program, teach English, run our adult vocational programs, and to make physical improvements on our families' homes. People can donate books to our library, clothing to our families, funds to our food distribution program, or tools and equipment to our vocational programs. Several supporters carry out fundraising efforts in their own communities in order to help make a difference in the lives of our families.