Marking International Women’s Day, Child Aid’s National Director, Graciela Landa Pichiyá penned a stark warning about challenges young girls face in Guatemala, especially as they seek an education. Continue Reading
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Guatemalan Election: The Day Our Nation Held Its Breath
Last Sunday, the world watched as Guatemalan President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo was to take office after months of legal efforts by his political enemies to derail his presidency, including last-minute stalling by corrupt leaders who kept the entire nation anxiously waiting. Continue Reading
Some Gifts Last a Lifetime
Because of your generosity. Child Aid has been able to deliver more than 800,000 high-quality, Spanish-language books to more than 250 elementary schools in Guatemala. Our in-depth literacy program has benefitted nearly 100,000 indigenous Guatemalan children. Continue Reading
Be The Reason She Can Read
In Guatemala, thousands of children are asking for a better education. Child Aid meets their needs with a three-year, award-winning literacy program in hundreds of elementary schools. Continue Reading
Launch of Girl’s Program
Child Aid launches new after-school program designed to encourage female students to stay in school longer and feel more confident in the classroom. Continue Reading
Election miracle in Guatemala
CEO Nancy Press shares her thoughts on the recent Guatemalan elections. Continue Reading
AARP’s ‘The Girlfriend’ Honors Child Aid CEO
Nancy Press won a runners-up prize in the career leadership category for her amazing work with Child Aid. Continue Reading
Great.com Interviews Child Aid About Inspiring Rural Guatemalans To Start Reading And Escape Poverty
Listen in as CEO Nancy press speaks with Great.com podcast host Karim Bukhadurov about Child Aid’s literacy work in Guatemala. Continue Reading
Child Aid Featured on XRAY.FM’s “Non-Profit Happy Hour” Podcast
Listen in as Child AID CEO Nancy Press talks with the XRAY.FM “Non-Profit Happy Hour” podcast about how our organization changed in some unexpected ways during the COVID-19 crisis. Not only did Child Aid pivot quickly to deliver emergency food relief to a nation of people suffering catastrophic hunger due to COVID-19 economic fallout, but […] Continue Reading
International Women’s Day 2021: Dreaming of Equality in the Classroom and Beyond
By Nancy Press and Graciela Landa Pichiya As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, women around the world face unprecedented threats to their futures. A global pandemic has upended economic prosperity, heightened food insecurity and swept away educational opportunities. Nowhere is this narrative more real than in Guatemala, the nation where our literacy organization Child […] Continue Reading