The mission of TEACH is to actively respond to the schooling needs of children in Mayan communities in Guatemala. The poor of Guatemala struggle every day to provide for their families. Education can bring hope where there now is little. TEACH is committed to equal education for both girls and boys in a country where literacy rates are extremely low, especially among women. The vision of TEACH is to help empower Mayan communities to achieve greater social and economic self-sufficiency through opportunities for education while respecting their cultural norms.
Among the Q’eqchi’ Maya people in northeast Guatemala, TEACH helps poor children go to school. TEACH projects in 2009 include 6 primary schools (grades 1 to 6), a middle school (grades 7 to 9; called a basico school in Guatemala), and 4 boarding facilities for students who must leave their villages to attend middle school. They are located in towns and small villages between Lake Izabal and the Gulf of Honduras.
Donations from sponsors and other supporters are applied in under-served Mayan communities to help establish new schools, maintain classroom facilities, pay the salaries of qualified teachers, and purchase essential instructional materials. Donations also help boarding students who are living and studying away from home. With this support, Guatemalan children who would otherwise lack educational opportunities are in school now.
To find out more about TEACH, please visit their website.
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