Amigos de San Pablo: April 2007

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The Grantees (Los Becados)

So, as you know, Amigos de San Pablo was able to fund four students this year! Thank you so much for your generous donations. Here's the spot where the students and funders can get to know each other.
Como saben ustedes, este año Amigos de San Pablo tuvo la oportunidad de ayudar económicamente a cuatro estudiantes. Gracias por sus contribuciones generosas. Aquí en esta página web pueden conocerse, unos a otros, los estudiantes y los donadores.

Grant recipients stand outside of the San Pablo Institute, ready for school. From left to right: Rosmeri, Darvin, Noelí, and Edelmira.
Los becarios se paren afuera del Insituto de San Pablo, listos para sus clases. De izquierda a derecha: Rosmeri, Darvin, Noelí, y Edelmira.

Help Us Reach Our 2011 Goal!

Amigos de San Pablo is a scholarship fund for middle- and high school students in the Guatemalan village of San Pablo, Tacaná, San Marcos. Located between two 13,000-foot volcanoes in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountain chain, San Pablo is a progressive village dedicated to sustainable farming and hands-on education. The community’s school is a model for the entire western state of San Marcos, and many students walk up to two hours daily to attend classes there.

But schooling is not cheap, not in a region where the average salary hovers around $4 a day. While most parents can afford elementary school, middle school costs around $150/year, and high school is nearly twice as expensive. That's why Brooke Toczylowski and Ian Gordon created Amigos de San Pablo after living in the community throughout 2006—to push back at the high numbers of Guatemalan students who don’t get past elementary school.

For more information, contact Brooke at brooke_toczylowski@yahoo.com or Ian at igordon325@yahoo.com.

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