Today we were working in the Melotto library in Chimaltenango where we have had a weekly reading program there for about 2 years now. One of the 6th graders, Oxim (o-SHEEM), has been a regular borrower in our lending program. It was no surprise when she walked into the library during the recess period to look […] Continue Reading

Great news! Ethical Bean coffee is now available to coffee drinkers in the United States! The Vancouver, BC coffee roaster, owned by Lloyd Bernhardt and Kim Schachte, is a longtime supporter of Child Aid. Every December, for several years now, Ethical Bean has donated $1 for every bag of coffee they sell to Child Aid as part […] Continue Reading

For those of you in the Portland, Oregon area, here’s a small but interesting event you might want to check out. It’s part of the Witness for Peace Northwest Speaker Tour. NAFTA Turns 15: A Look at Free Trade, Food Security and Migration in Oaxaca, Mexico Take a deeper look at the effects of NAFTA, […] Continue Reading

Finally, the books arrived to the Child Aid bodega in Guatemala!! It was a long haul, but our program coordinator, John van Keppel and Child Aid partner Rigoberto Zamora (of PROBIGUA) got them out after they were held up in port for over a month. The shipment of donated books (over $850,000 worth) were trucked […] Continue Reading

¡Bienvenido! Child Aid finally has a blog! We want to keep you up to date on the great things you’re helping us do for children and indigenous communities in Guatemala and Oaxaca, Mexico, and we thought this would be the best way to do it. Now you can check in whenever you want and we […] Continue Reading