Meet the DeLeon Family, Child Aid supporters who recently visited our program in Totonicapán to see the impact we are making in Guatemalan schools. Continue Reading
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VIDEO: Comedian Arturo Castro Joins Child Aid to Get Guatemala Back to School
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Poverty and Hunger – Two Immense Peaks for the Advancement of the Guatemalan Maya
This summer, Kansas City cardiologist Dr. Paul Chan is climbing the mountains of Colorado to bring awareness to hunger in #Guatemala. Read his guest essay on the mountains facing the Guatemalan Mayan people. Continue Reading
Six Questions for Children’s Author Yuyi Morales
Meet our newest Champion, award-winning author Yuyi Morales, and hear her reflections after recently visiting Child Aid partner schools in Guatemala. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Author Yuyi Morales Visits the La Fe School
See highlights from best-selling children’s author, Yuyi Morales’ visit to the La Fe school in Guatemala and hear why libraries still have a special place in Yuyi’s heart. Continue Reading
Q&A With Children’s Author Heidi Schulz
Heidi Schulz is a wannabe muggle. And don’t get her started on giraffes! This New York Times Bestselling author pens books for children and middle grade readers where she writes about rum-swigging pirates (though she’s never tasted the stuff, herself), and rain puddles with attitude. Now, she’s teamed up with Child Aid as a spokesperson, helping our […] Continue Reading
Student Teachers Bring Books, Inspiration to Remote Villages
Thirty student teachers are leaving Guatemala City today – children’s books in tow – heading to their remote home towns and villages throughout Guatemala. The students are participants in Child Aid’s Reading for Life program and will lead a six-week reading program for children in their home communities. “We’ve been working with these young teachers-to-be […] Continue Reading
World Teachers Day: Creating Better Teachers
If there’s one thing World Teachers’ Day highlights in 2012, it’s the need for more primary school teachers if the planet is to achieve Education for All. According to the United Nations, “new figures indicate that two million new teaching positions will be needed in order to meet the goal of universal primary education by […] Continue Reading
The Color of Literacy: Portland Color Run 2012 Slideshow
Child Aid was the official charity of the 2012 Portland Color Run. Big thanks to everyone at The Color Run, to all of our amazing volunteers, and to the 15,000 people who came out and made the event a huge success. Proceeds from The Color Run will go to our Reading for Life literacy program […] Continue Reading
Child Aid: Official Charity of The 2012 Portland Color Run
Great news! Child Aid is the official charity for The 2012 Portland Color Run, “the happiest 5K on the planet”. A portion of profits from The Portland Color Run will go to Child Aid and our Reading for Life program. If you haven’t heard of The Color Run, picture something between the Holi Festival of […] Continue Reading