Juana Angélica Sac Ajtzalam

Juana is the daughter of Manuel and María.  She was born on August 23rd, 2003 and is nine years old.  She is enrolled in third grade at the Pasach Primary school and her family lives in the Pasach village, near Nahualá, Guatemala.

Due to Jauana’s father needs, her father emigrated to the United States and makes about $130 dollars a month in income for the family.  Juana’s mother takes care of the home and looks after Juana and her two younger brother and sister and therefore does not bring home money for the family.  This meager income does not enable Juana’s parents to afford academic tutoring through Roots and Wings that Juana has greatly enjoyed.

Juana only needs to walk five minutes down the hill to arrive at her tutoring classes.  She is very excited to be able to have the opportunity to continue these sessions, thanks to the kindness of all of you.  Thank you all for making this possible!

María is 12 years and old and is the daughter of Catherine and Sac. She lives in the village of Xejuyup Xexac in rural Guatemala. María is in second grade, and when she grows up she dreams of becoming a dentist.

Her father supports the family as a day laborer, earning about $60/month. Her mother works as a seamstress, earning about $40/month.

Thanks to your combined donations, María looks forward to the 30 minute walk from her home to the Roots and Wings computer center for a year of computer literacy classes!

Catarina is the daughter of Ana and Pascual, and she and her parents in the small village of Xexac Xejuyup in rural Guatemala. Catarina is 11 years old and studies in fourth grade. She dreams of growing up to provide support for members of her community, just as her teachers have for her. Her father provides for the family working on the family farm, and he earns just $40/month.

Catarina is thrilled to have a year of computer classes thanks to the generous support of David! She lives about 30 minutes from the center, and looks forward to walking there for classes.

Domingo is nine years old and is the son of Guarchaj and Maria. The family lives in the small village of Pasach in rural Guatemala. Domingo is currently in second grade and dreams of being a great painter when he grows up!

Domingo’s father earns about $200 a month working as a security guard. His mother sells tamales at the local market to supplement the family income. With your support, you have ensured that Domingo will receive a full year of after school computer literacy training. Fortunately for Domingo, the Roots and Wings computer center is just a few minutes from his home.

Thank you all for your support!

Manuel is the son of Antonio and Magdalena and was born on March 1st, 2001. At ten years old, Manuel is in third grade at primary school in Xexac, Guatemala.

Manuel and his family live in a small village of Nahualá, Guatemala, which is located in Eastern Guatemala. Manuel dreams of becoming a professional soccer player, playing in the national league.

His father is a farmer who works his own land and earns approximately US $40 dollars a month, irrespective of the products he is able to sell. Manuel’s mother makes towels and sells them for $4 dollars, which she is able to sell 3 per month to earn the family an additional $10 dollars a month. Despite the family’s effort, his parents are not able to afford Manuel’s computer training classes.

Thanks to your donations, Manuel is excited to receive computer training classes. He very much enjoys school and wants to excel in his studies. Thank you for supporting Manuel!

Juana is 11 years old and is the daughter of Diego and Lucia. She attends fourth grade in the village of Pacanal in rural Guatemala. She dreams of becoming an elementary school teacher.

Juana’s father works in field work and earns just $40 a month, which makes it very difficult for them to ensure she gets a good education. With your combined support Juana will enjoy a year of after school tutoring ensuring she has the time and support to excel in school!

Thank you all for your generous support of Juana’s education! A special thanks to Rao and Jeffrey who each supported three months of tutoring for Juana.

Miguel is the son of Cruz and Isabel and was born in August 1997. He is 14 years old and is in 6th grade of primary school.  Miguel and his family live in the Nahuala municipality of Guatemala, which is located in the Northeast province of Guatemala.

Miguel dreams of becoming a lawyer and supporting indigenous people within his community. He is a very bright kid for his age and his parents have struggled to support him with school. His father works as a laborer of small plots of land in order to support his family. This provides a small income of $55 US dollars, that serves to only cover the most basic of the family’s living expenses. Miguel’s mother takes care of the home and watches over Miguel and his three younger siblings.

Miguel walks 20 minutes by foot, mostly uphill, to get to the Roots and Wings Tutoring center. He is very excited about school and feels tutoring really helps him do better in school. Thank you so much Mridula for helping support Miguel with his education. He very appreciates your support!