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| Route 106 / P. O. Box 38 South Woodstock, VT 05071-0038, USA Tel. (802) 457-1199 / Fax (802) 457-2212 mayaedfund@mayaedufound.org |
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CAJOLÁ SCHOLARSHIPS Nine Mam students in the community of Cajolá, Guatemala are in the final quarter of the first year of a new scholarship program. The association Grupo Cajolá administers the program and MEF has promised to provide multi-year scholarships to five students for the completion of middle and high school curriculums. The other four scholarships are provided by supporters of Grupo Cajolá. MEF’s commitment to reach out to rural communities only works with the cooperation of local organizations and individuals like those of Grupo Cajolá in Guatemala and in Morristown, New Jersey who give time, energy, and financial support to advance the education of the children. Grupo Cajolá volunteers also organize meetings on topics such as globalization, Maya cultural values, and education policies for their students. One student wrote, “Thank you... for the scholarship each month, it is a good way to help those of us who want to study but wouldn’t have been able to because of the [lack of] money. Now I can look for a career that could help my town of Cajolá.” For further information about the work of Grupo Cajolá, e-mail GrupoCajola2000@yahoo.com.
Cajolá students with Eduardo Jiménez, Coordinator Association Grupo Cajolá in Cajolá Association Grupo Cajolá is a non-profit organization organized to promote the well-being of the people of Cajolá and other neighboring towns and to protect the rights of women, men, children, youth, and the elderly, so that they have equal rights with respect to life, including health, education, safety, integral development, and dignity. Mission: To stimulate the development
of the community in all its necessities/
aspects: educational, social, cultural,
political, economic, health, and security.
To struggle
for rights and
for the well-being
of the
community.
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