Mayan Families

<div id="ucRightCol_Text_1"> <p><strong>Student Sponsorship:<br /></strong>Guatemala has one of the highest illiteracy rates and one of the lowest school enrollment rates in Latin America;&nbsp; </p> <p>The cost of education is prohibitively expensive&nbsp;for many families;</p> <p>Receiving an education is one of the most significant ways&nbsp;children can improve the standard of living for their families.</p> <p>Sponsorship Details</p> <p>Over 1,700 students were sponsored in 2010 to attend school and more than 1,800 for 2011.&nbsp; These children would not have had the opportunity to go to school without a sponsor. </p> <p>To become a sponsor please go to <a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.org/SponsoraStudent">Sponsor a Student</a>. If you are already a sponsor and would like to read updates on your sponsored student, please go to <a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.org/SponsorLogin">Sponsor Login</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p><strong>Sponsorship Provides:</strong></p> <p>Student Sponsorship through Mayan Families provides a student with: </p><ul><li>enrollment fee,</li><li>school uniform,</li><li>backpack,</li><li>school supplies,</li><li>school shoes and sports shoes,</li><li>t-shirt and shorts for gym. </li></ul> <p>In special cases help could be provided for projects, summer school classes, a musical instrument, and arts and crafts supplies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>Sponsorship Fees for 2011</p> <p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2"> <thead></thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <p>School&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></th> <th> <p>Grades</p></th> <th> <p>Scholarship Fee</p></th></tr> <tr> <td>Elementary</td> <td>Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grades </td> <td> <p>$180 per yr </p></td></tr> <tr> <td>Basico</td> <td>7th, 8th, 9th grades</td> <td> <p>$380 per yr</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>Diversificado </td> <td>10th, 11th, 12th grades&nbsp;&nbsp;(also called <em>Carrera</em>)</td> <td> <p>$480 per yr</p></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;&nbsp; UNIVERSITY&nbsp; is $1,200 per year. <br /></p> <p>If you are already sponsoring a student, and wish to pay your sponsorship fees for this year, please go to our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.org/SupportOurWork">Donate</a>&nbsp;page and select Student Sponsorship payment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>Sponsorship Dates</p> <p>In Guatemala the school year runs from&nbsp;February through October. We accept support for school sponsorship throughout the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p><strong>Sponsorship&nbsp;Program:</strong></p> <p>The Mayan Families Student Sponsorship Program was established in loving memory of Dr. Bettyjane Poage, Dr. Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer and Dr. Ernie Mc Cray,&nbsp;All great teachers and educators in whose spirit the program continues.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;Sponsorship Information:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>If you would like to send brief letters, cards or photos to your sponsored students you can send them to the address below.The students love getting photos of their sponsors! </p> <p>This is regular mail. Please do not send cash or checks. </p> <p>Mayan Families,<br />Apartado Postal # 91<br />Panajachel, Solol&#225;<br />Guatemala&nbsp; 07010<br /><br />Sponsors are welcome to visit your sponsored child and family in Guatemala.</p></div>

<div>Indigenous children have graduated High School&nbsp;and gone on to University studies!</div>

Indigenous children have graduated 6th grade and moved onto 7th grade, 9th grade and moved onto 10th grade&nbsp;High School&nbsp;without permanently leaving school.

<div>We use Surveys, Interviews with the actual students, their school teachers, public school administrators and test scores - school report cards.</div>

<div>In the 2011 school year we had 104 children graduating from 6th grade. 51 boys and 53 girls. Four children were unable to be interviewed. Of the 100 that were interviewed, only 4 are not continuing their education due to socio-economic or family reasons. </div>