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(English) Meet Fredy!

Posted by on julio 30, 2016

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(English) Overcoming Barriers: The Importance of Youth Education

Posted by on mayo 10, 2016

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(English) Students Perspective: Hecho a Mano

Posted by on abril 26, 2016

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(English) Maya Traditions & Unlocking Silent Histories: Our Journey to the Smithsonian!

Posted by on febrero 29, 2016

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(English) Youth Education Update: Nicolasa Victoria Vasquez

Posted by on febrero 25, 2016

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Youth Education Update: Ana Maria Churunel Morales

Posted by on octubre 01, 2015

Since 1997, Maya Traditions has supported the children of our artisan partners through our Youth Education Program. Here, volunteer Marlene shares her experience meeting student Ana Maria Churunel Morales: Two chicken busses, one pickup truck, and a ten minute walk to get to the community of Chuacruz, a rural town filled with corn fields, tucked in the countryside near Sololá. I traveled to Chuacruz with Maya Traditions’ staff member Marisol to meet with the local weaving cooperative and a few of our artisan partners’ children. Ana Maria was one of them. At 15, she is a very friendly and sweet

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Youth Education Update: German

Posted by on septiembre 29, 2015

Due to the high cost of inscription and monthly fees of university, many indigenous families are unable to send their children on to university. Maya Traditions Foundation partners with organizations and individual donors to support students–the children of our artisans–attend university. We are working to increase our impact and the amount of university scholarships we are able to offer. Here, student German Cristóbal Macario Morales, son of artisan Elena,  shares:  The work that Maya Traditions is doing through the Youth Education Program  has allowed me to continue my studies and work to make my dreams come true. I am currently enrolled in my second semester of university,

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Youth Education Update: Sucely Works Towards Her Goals

Posted by on junio 26, 2015

Maya Traditions Foundation partners with individual donors to support students–the children of our artisans–attend university. Due to the high cost of inscription and monthly fees of university, many indigenous families are unable to send their children on to university. We are working to increase our impact and the amount of university scholarships we are able to offer. Here, student Sucely Ermelinda Vásquez Perez, son of artisan Vicenta,  shares with us a bit on his life and studies Dear friends, I send you my deepest appreciation for the willingness to support me in my studies. Education is a fundamental right for everyone, and I

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Youth Education Update: Ruben Shares His Growth

Posted by on junio 10, 2015

Maya Traditions Foundation partners with individual donors to support students–the children of our artisans–attend university. Due to the high cost of inscription and monthly fees of university, many indigenous families are unable to send their children on to university. We are working to increase our impact and the amount of university scholarships we are able to offer. Here, student Ruben Andrés Ambrosio Tzoc, son of artisan Catarina,  shares with us a bit on his life and studies.  Hello! My name is Ruben Andrés Ambrosio Tzoc and I’m excited to share with you how my first year in university has been going. In the past

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USH: MTF Leaders Begin Work with New Communities

Posted by on mayo 05, 2015

Maya Traditions Foundation began partnering with Unlocking Silent Histories ‘USH’ in 2012 offering young people involved in our Youth Education Program the opportunity to develop and share their voices through creating their own short documentaries. Here, the USH Guatemala Field Director Jenn Miller shares the latest developments within the program: A heavy rain begins to fall on Saturday afternoon as we wrap up our first Unlocking Silent Histories meeting with two new groups of program participants in Santiago Atitlan. The indigenous youth gathered around the table where we sit in a second floor office don’t seem to mind, using the rain as a welcome

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