Education Guatemala Project #28151

Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education

by El Patojismo

Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education

Project Report | Jul 6, 2018
At Los Patojos We Will Never Give Up

By Donna Jepson | Project Leader

At Los Patojos We Will Never Give Up.

The last few months have been difficult with a disastrous eruption from the Fuego volcano, but we are persisting. Los Patojos has accepted new families from the affected areas into our program. They can now be healthy, safe and with our program, create a new future for themselves through education, art and love.

Denery is an example of how change is possible. He came to Los Patojos at 10 years of age. In his own words, he had experienced many familial problems, but the school programs have totally changed his life. He now is happy with his life and environment. As well as studying in Grade 7, Denery found three passions; one is to be part of the bakery team, another is to teach younger children how to bake and the third is photography. Working in the bakery team has provided him with new ways of thinking, new ways of learning how to work in a team which he says has been a beautiful experience. He says some of the most special moments for him are when the bakery team, his fellow students and the teachers share knowledge with each other. These lessons he knows will help him in his future. He wants to finish high school, go to college and eventually attend university.

When we give a child an opportunity to be educated, to think for themselves, to change the future rather than dwell on the past, we give them hope. Denery is on the path to a better future.

Thank you to all the donors who have helped us this last year, Denery and every one of the 390 children appreciate your assistance.

Muchas Gracias!

Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes

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Apr 30, 2018
Giving a Child an Opportunity

By Donna Jepson | Project Leader

Feb 7, 2018
A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2017

By Donna Jepson | Project Leader

The children have returned to school in Jocotenango and the program is in full swing. The students were very excited to be back in their healthy and safe environment.

During our 11 years of working with the children and youth in Jocotenango, it became very apparent that after the 9^th Grade they needed a better program to ensure they were not succumbing to the violence in the streets, to the gangs, nor to drugs and alcohol which are all too prevalent in our community. With help from a Guatemalan family, we have now secured new land where these young ones are learning life skills and training that will give them a future where they can be proud and contributing citizens.

At our new centre in San Miguel Duenas, an Agricultural Engineer is volunteering his time to teach the youth how to successfully grow vegetable crops which helps to feed the children at the school. Any excess they are then selling in Jocotenango at a little shop they opened. They also sell bread and cookies that they bake themselves. The life skills that they are learning will ensure that they can achieve gainful employment and be contributing members of society.

Sergio setting up the store with the day's baking and Mynor with produce they grew to sell.

According to US AID, “In Guatemala, more than two million out-of-school youth between the ages of 15 and 24, including 600,000 in the Western Highlands, do not have basic life or vocational skills to enter the workforce. Youth face increasingly difficult conditions, including high levels of unemployment, social and economic marginalization, rapid urbanization, increasing crime, and lack of basic services. Long-term, sustainable development and improved equity in Guatemala will only be possible if the education of children and youth continues to improve.”

Youth from our school learning how to tile.

Youth team working together to create the new school/sports centre in San Miguel Duenas.

This is our mission at Los Patojos and with your help, we are achieving our goals.

Muchas Gracias Juan Pablo, Los Patojos, Dreams & Ideas in Action,

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