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VIDEO: Child Aid Works with the Maia School’s Education Camp
Child Aid runs a five-week educational camp for indigenous girls at the Maia School. We lead students through intensive reading and writing practice. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Students are ready to get back to learning
Guatemalan kids are ready to get back to learning and you can help! Join our Get Guatemala Back to School campaign today. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Comedian Arturo Castro Joins Child Aid to Get Guatemala Back to School
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VIDEO: The Education Crisis in Guatemala
Watch this video of highlights showing how we delivered thousands of books to Guatemalan students this year. Continue Reading
VIDEO: A New School Year Begins with Books Delivered by Boat
Check out this fun video of book delivery to new schools in the community of San Pablo la Laguna on Lake Atitlan. It features another first for us – delivering books by boat! Continue Reading
U.S. Senator Merkley Praises Child Aid’s Work in Guatemala
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is a long-time supporter of Child Aid and our mission to help vulnerable children in Guatemala get a foothold in life through the power of education. In an address to Child Aid supporters, he praised our literacy work as an integral part of a long-term, effective solution to the root causes of migration 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
VIDEO: Josué Shares his Favorite Book
Seven-year-old Josué likes to read and have fun with books. He has a favorite he wants to share with you. It’s a classic: “Giraffe’s Can’t Dance.” Child Aid partners with schools in Guatemala to help kids like Josué become lifetime readers and learners. We stock classroom shelves with colorful, engaging books, train teachers in literacy […] Continue Reading
Video: The Power of Participation
With training and support from Child Aid’s Reading for Life program, teacher Thomás Bocel has ditched the rote, lecture-based techniques that are standard in elementary classrooms in Guatemala. Now he is using interactive, hands-on modes of learning that get kids out of their seats and raising their hands. See how Thomás has discovered the power […] Continue Reading