Juana is 9 years old and she lives in the Sololá region of rural Guatemala. She is in 3rd grade and has one brother and one sister. When she grows up, Juana wants to be a professional ballerina!

Juana’s father, Manuel, emigrated to the United States in order to send money to his family. He makes about $120USD per month to send home. Her mother, Maria, works to take care of the home and the children.

Juana only has to walk about 5 minutes to get to the education center “Raíces y Alas” where she receives her computer classes. Without your generous donation, she would not have had this opportunity which will help her to succeed in school, and in her life. Thank you!

Julio is 7 years old and is in first grade. He lives in the Sololá region of rural Guatemala. When he grows up, Julio dreams of being a volunteer firefighter in order to demonstrate how people should work together in the community.

Julio’s father, Francisco, buys Maxan and sells it to local vendors. He makes about $60 a month depending on what he is able to sell. His mother, Manuela, takes care of the house and the children.

The center of education called “Raíces y Alas” where Julio receives his computer training is only about two minutes from his house. He understands the importance of computer literacy for his future and is so very grateful for your gift.

Juana lives in the village of Xexac, in rural Guatemala, with her parents Manuela and Miguel. She is currently 12 years old and is in fifth grade. She dreams of being a physical education teacher when she grows up.

Juana’s father works as a laborer, and has a monthly income of just $40, which makes it difficult for him to support his daughter’s education. With your combined support, Juana will be able to attend a full year of Roots & Wings computer literacy training.

Thank you for your generous support!

Shirly is 9 years old and lives in the village of Xejuyup in rural Guatemala. Her parents, Felicia and Diego both work, but earn only $200 a month.

Shirly is currently in third grade, and dreams of becoming an English teacher when she grows up. She loves to go to the Roots and Wings tutoring center, which is just a few minutes from her house! Her favorite story is ‘The Secret of the Turtle.’

Thanks for your generous support of Shirly and Roots and Wings!

Juan is 13 years old and is in 5th grade at the Caserío Maxanijá school in rural Guatemala. He lives in the Sololá region. Juan dreams of becoming a middle school teacher when he grows up so that he can pass on his knowledge and motivation to students of the future.

Juan’s father, Pascual, grows and harvests watercress for a living. His mother, Catarina, sells the watercress at the market. Together they make about $50 a month, which is barely enough to cover the basic needs of their home.

Juan walks 25 minutes uphill on foot to reach the Roots and Wings education center. Here he receives the computer literacy classes that you so generously donated to him. Thanks to you, Juan is learning new skills that will help him to achieve his dreams.

Norma was born on October 4, 2001. She’s in third grade in the Sololá region of rural Guatemala. She dreams of becoming a physical education teacher when she grows up, as she has already realized the importance of physical activity in maintaining overall health and balance in life.

Norma’s father, Antonio, cultivates banana crops and coffee beans and earns about $50USD per month. Her mother, Manuela, takes care of the home and the children. They live a very simple life and would otherwise not be able to afford the computer literacy classes.

Norma lives only a four minute walk from the education center “Raíces y Alas” where she receives her computer classes. Thank you for giving Norma the gift of computer literacy to help her achieve her personal and educational goals!

Onofre is the son of Diego and Concepcion.  He was born on November 27th, 1997 and is thirteen years old.  He is in sixth grade primary school in the small village of Xexac in the southwest region of Guatemala. 

Onofre has a dream of becoming a professional agronomist when he grows up.  His father works as a lumberjack and brings home an average of US $60 dollars a month, depending on the products he sells.  Onofre’s mother takes care of the household, as well as Onofre and his two other brothers.

In order to arrive at the Roots and Wings Educational Center for his computer literacy training class, Onofre has to walk thirty minutes by foot.  He is very much looking forward to the class, as he enjoys working with computers and thinks the class will be a lot of fun.  Thank you all so much for giving Onofre the opportunity to study computers for a year!

Juana is the son of Pascual and Rosalia and was born on February 28th, 2003.  She is currently eight years old and attends a primary school in the village of Xexac in the southwest region of Guatemala. 

Juana has a very large dream of becoming an elementary school teacher when she grows up.  Her father immigrated to the United States because of the families strong interest in providing an education for their kids.  Juana’s father earns about $200 US dollars a month.  Juana’s mother takes care of the house and does not have a job that brings the family any monthly income.

In order to arrive at the Roots and Wings Educational Center, Juana has to walk thirty minutes by foot to her computer literacy training class.  Juana is very excited about her class, as she believes she will need to know how to use computers in her future career.  Thank you all so much for helping support Juana in making a step towards making her dream a reality!

Marcos was born on October 19, 2000. He’s in 5th grade at the Primary School in his rural Guatemalan village of Xexac. He dreams of becoming an English teacher when he grows up so that he can be a guide for tourists when he grows up.

Marcos’ father, Juan, works as a lumberjack and makes about $40USD per month. His mother, María, works hard to take care of the home and the family. Without your generous donation, Marcos’ family would certainly not be able to afford to send him to computer classes.

Marcos walks 30 minutes uphill to the education center called “Raíces y Alas” where he receives his computer classes. He’s very thankful for this opportunity as it will certainly help him achieve his dream of becoming an English teacher.

Martín was born on July 30, 2000. He’s in 5th grade at the primary school in Pasác, which is located in rural Guatemala.  His biggest dream is to become a music teacher when he grows up.

Martín’s father, Martín Chox, is a day laborer that makes about $70USD per month to cover the basic needs of the whole family. Martín’s mother, Isabela, takes care of the home and the five children.

It takes Martín 10 minutes to talk to the school where he receives his tutoring classes. His older sister also receives the classes. His favorite book is “Lucía simple y sencilla,” and without your generous support, Martín would not be able to receive the extra help he needs to succeed in school.  Thank you Tamara!