Eliada
Margarita Eliada Mendoza Pacheco, who goes by the name Eliada, is 9 years old and is in the 3rd grade. She lives in the Ilóm neighborhood of the town of Chajul, Guatemala, not far from the Saber sin Límites library. Her parents represent the majority of adults in Chajul. Her father goes to work in the family’s small field every day. He tends the corn and cuts wood which he carries home on his back because the family cannot afford a horse. Like most women in Chajul, Eliada´s mom is a housewife; she spends her days at home taking care of her children, cleaning, making tortillas, and...
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This year, a large shipment of books from Global Education Fund book arrived at Ana’s school in Guatemala, where she is a member of a local group that empowers young women through education and mentorship to become leaders in their communities. Ana is an 8th grader living in rural Guatemala with her mother, and is a member of the Estrellas Luminosas (“Shining Stars”) group. Estrellas Luminosas meets weekly and works with Ana to ensure she successfully completes high school and acquires the key information and skills to be able to help her family and community. The recent arrival of...
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Every day fifth-grader Mardoqueo visits the library that Global Education Fund helped establish in his village in Chajul, Guatemala. He reads story books or completes research assignments with textbooks and educational materials unavailable outside of the library. Like his father, Mardoqueo aspires to be an agronomist, and loves reading about animals and plants in other parts of the world. He was amazed to learn that much of the United States is dedicated to corn agriculture just like Chajul. While library members have access to the internet for less than $1 per year, other...
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