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OUR MISSION:
To support the educational and professional advancement of the Maya people and neighboring indigenous cultures in southern Mexico, Belize and Central America, and to sustain programs that foster study, preservation and understanding of those cultures.
DONATE BY MAIL OR PHONE:
If you prefer to donate by mail, please make check payable to Maya Educational Foundation and send to:
Maya Educational Foundation
P.O. Box 1483
Wellfleet, MA 02667, USA
Or call us at:
Tel. (508) 349-1330
MEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All contributions are U.S. tax-deductible.
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Jacaltenango Program
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MEF supports secondary school students in this remote town in Guatemala’s western highlands. Our colleagues who monitor the students report that most of the program’s graduates are now teaching in Maya communities. They express their thanks to the donors and write:
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...Jacaltenango is a distant community from the major centers (where access to education is a better possibility) ...With the scholarship program many poor families are given hope who are now dreaming of obtaining a teaching degree. With its focus on vocational training, the program helps students and their families and communities more directly. As the students obtain teaching degrees, they apply for jobs from government and NGOs and thus return to their communities and promote their own culture. People want to see their own children practice their languages and culture at school. This is only possible with bilingual teachers who share the same indigenous cultures and world views... |
US$ 85 per month will pay for high school (bachillerato / diversificado) education for a young student.
US$ 45 per month will support a student’s middle school (básico) education.
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Jacaltenango is a town situated in the department of Huehuetenango, in the Western Highlands of Guatemala at an elevation of 1,438 m (4,7166 ft). It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. The municipality covers an area of approximately 212 km². The population is predominantly Jacaltec Maya. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
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Maya Educational Foundation • P.O. Box 1483 • Wellfleet, MA 02667, USA
Tel. (508) 349-1330 • Fax (508) 349-0252 • mef@mayaedufound.org |
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Jacaltenango
