Education for 400 children in Guatemala

I hope all is well. It has been a great few months on the projects.

The final couple of months are underway for all our scholarship students here in Guatemala. As well as studying the students get to participate in inter-school football tournaments. This teamwork and competition is another benefit of staying in school which the scholarships provide.

Our scholarship students were once again involved in our reforestation programme to make the most of the rainy season. Over the past twenty years we have planted hundreds of thousands of trees to offset all of The Phoenix Projects’ carbon footprint. Our scholarship students are leading the way by showing awareness of the need to reforest, not deforest, for a better future.

The students are always involved in cultural celebrations in the school and in the community. With so many outside influences in today’s world, culture can often be forgotten so it is very important to keep these events relevant.

As part of the scholarship programme the students get involved in litter clearing days around the community of San Pedro and the shore of the lake. They have undertaken several this year and this time they filled dozens of bags of rubbish which is then sent to the Municipal landfill site. Recycling is still a work in progress…

Thank you all as ever for your generous donations to the projects, without which none of the above would have been achieved and would not be possible in the future. 

Have a great September

cheers