Child Aid CEO Nancy Press shares an update on Child Aid’s literacy programs in Guatemala during the Covid-19 crisis. Read about how we’re keeping our staff and communities safe while coping with this global disaster. Continue Reading
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VIDEO: A New School Year Begins with Books Delivered by Boat
Check out this fun video of book delivery to new schools in the community of San Pablo la Laguna on Lake Atitlan. It features another first for us – delivering books by boat! Continue Reading
U.S. Senator Merkley Praises Child Aid’s Work in Guatemala
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is a long-time supporter of Child Aid and our mission to help vulnerable children in Guatemala get a foothold in life through the power of education. In an address to Child Aid supporters, he praised our literacy work as an integral part of a long-term, effective solution to the root causes of migration in Guatemala. Continue Reading
She Persisted: Graciela Landa Pichiya Assumes Lead Role at Child Aid
In honor of International Women’s Day 2019, Child Aid introduces our new National Program Director Graciela Landa Pichiya. A lawyer, educator, mother and proud indigenous Mayan woman, Graciela battled her way to get the education she wanted for herself. Today, Graciela fights for a quality education for the next generation of Guatemalan children. Here is […] Continue Reading
In the News: Teacher Training, Not Tear Gas
In an opinion piece published by Ms. Magazine, CEO Nancy Press argues that nonprofit interventions in the key areas of food security, medicine, education and others are more effective than tear gas at solving some of the root causes of the current migration crisis. Read the article > Continue Reading
Teacher Training Not Tear Gas
By Nancy Press, Ph.D. When American poet Emma Lazarus entreated the world to give us their tired, their poor, their huddled masses yearning to breathe free, I doubt she meant for these same people to inhale the noxious fumes of tear gas. But that bedrock sentiment, etched into a plaque near the feet of lady […] Continue Reading
The School a Mudslide Could Not Bury
Don’t go, they warned him. Something terrible has happened. When the sun rose the morning of October 5, 2005, Pedro Ajcabul left for work in the nearby village of Panabaj, Guatemala, where he taught second grade. His parents tried to stop him. They’d heard that overnight terrible waters had flooded the homes in the […] Continue Reading
Q&A with Child Aid’s Newest Board Member, Andres Galvez Sobral
In his travels around Guatemala, Andres Galvez Sobral loves to stop to take photos of the country’s beautiful landscapes and people. He says that telling stories through photography is a way to “produce some change and show the diversity, beauty, and kindness of my people. We are a humble, hard-working, family-oriented and community-based society.” Andres, […] Continue Reading
Teacher Testimonial: Luis Vicente Saminez
Luis Vicente Saminez teaches fourth grade at Rafael Tellez Garcia Primary School in Solola, Guatemala. In 2016, Child Aid joined with his school to bring books, teacher training and Literacy Trainer Edgar Garcia, who gives one-on-one support and guidance to Luis and his students. In this video, Luis shares how he and his students have […] Continue Reading
Teacher Profile: Romeo Sen Quino
In his 14 years as a teacher and principal, Romeo Sen Quino says he’s been to lots of trainings and generally found them a waste of time. So when he attended his first Child Aid training workshop a few years ago, he came prepared. “I usually prefer to bring something else to keep me busy,” […] Continue Reading