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Providing educational opportunities for the Maya, Garifuna and other indigenous people of Central America and southern Mexico
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Maya Educational Foundation 
 
 
 

 
Convinced that better education is the key to better lives, the mission of the Maya Educational Foundation (MEF) is to support educational activities in Central America and Mexico, including such programs that foster the study, preservation and understanding of Mayan culture; and to provide scholarship funds for underprivileged students of Mayan descent pursuing their education at secondary schools and universities in Central America and Mexico. Special consideration is given to women and girls and to indigenous groups from remote areas.
 

 
 
Mission
 
To support the educational and professional advancement of the Maya people and neighboring indigenous cultures in Mexico and Central America, with special emphasis on the needs of those being marginalized by their society.
 
To support programs that foster study, preservation and understanding of those cultures.