Things might be a bit slow for the next week or so, because our lovely Guatemala contact is wrapping up some business things before transitioning to her new organization (www.kindredvolunteer.org). She should be able to visit the school soon and develop a plan to utilize our future donations!
While we wait, allow us to introduce ourselves! We are a group of people from all over the US that met on a week-long volunteering trip to Guatemala. Our volunteer project was to fix up classroom furniture for kindergarten classes at La Escuela Pacaja. At Pacaja, we got to play with the students every day during their hour-long recess. We fell in love instantly with the wonderful children, but were also saddened by how little they had. Guatemala is a very poor country with depressing statistics (70% literacy rate, $1200 per capita GDP, 60-yr life expectancy for males), and we don't want the children at La Escuela Pacaja to be trapped by these dreary numbers. That's why this website was created, because every little bit DOES matter, and differences can be made in those innocent lives!
And now ... more lovely pictures!
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| We brought sidewalk chalk for the kids one day, and they loved it so much that we had to break each small stick into > 5 pieces! It's so nice that such a small thing could bring so much joy (to them and to us!). |
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| The kids are very creative when it comes to fun. Fact: we learned 539 new clapping games per day during our stay in Guatemala. |
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| The kids do have a beautiful view of the Santa Maria volcano -- it wouldn't be so bad to go to school under its majestic shadow! |
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