Mayan Hope is a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing educational, nutritional, medical, ecological, and other needed services to indigenous families, villages, and abandoned or abused children of Guatemala and other Latin American nations. They are a direct and hands-on charitable organization meaning that, as such, they work in close cooperation and side-by-side with the people [...]
Tag Archives: Special Education
Profile: Transitions – UPDATED
Posted by Laura on May 28, 2010
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UPDATE: Everyone should check out Transitions’ great new website at www.transitionsfoundation.org. Mobilization, health, rehabilitation, education, leadership… The Transitions Foundation is committed to making a difference in the lives of Guatemalans who may otherwise have few opportunities to grow, to learn, and to become literate and productive contributors to their Guatemalan culture. They provide rehabilitation, vocational, [...]
Profile: Friends of the Deaf / LAVOSI
Posted by Laura on May 13, 2010
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The Friends of the Deaf, officially known as the Friends of People with Auditory Deficiencies, a non-profit 501(c) (3) tax exempt organization, founded in 2009, is dedicated to improving the lives of people with auditory deficiencies through their support of Las Voces del Silencio (LAVOSI). LAVOSI is an educational project for the deaf in Guatemala; [...]
Profile: Rotary Club & Maria Teresa Ordonez School
Posted by Laura on May 12, 2010
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The Rotary Club of Fort Collins teamed up with the Rotary Club of Cheyenne and the Rotary Club of Chiquimula de la Sierra, Guatemala to provide a computer lab for a school for deaf children in Zacapa, Guatemala. The Maria Teresa Ordonez School is the only school for deaf children in eastern Guatemala and serves [...]
Profile: Rotary Club & Maria Teresa Ordonez School
Posted by Laura on May 12, 2010
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The Rotary Club of Fort Collins teamed up with the Rotary Club of Cheyenne and the Rotary Club of Chiquimula de la Sierra, Guatemala to provide a computer lab for a school for deaf children in Zacapa, Guatemala. The Maria Teresa Ordonez School is the only school for deaf children in eastern Guatemala and serves [...]
Profile: The Guatemalan Down Syndrome Association
Posted by Laura on January 15, 2010
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The Guatemalan Down Syndrome Association (AGSD) is a non-profit organization founded to help children with Down’s Syndrome in Guatemala. The program includes early stimulation, physical therapy, special education, language therapy, and in CECAP several different workshops including: baking, carpentry, horticulture, etc. They work in four different areas: Early Education: Birth to 2 years Preschool: 3 to 5 years [...]