{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"Most Mayan girls drop out of school by 3rd grade and only 10% finish elementary school. Girls who leave school marry young, have large families, and face a grueling home life.   Participation in this  community development  project is required of Maya Ixil Scholars attending Ak Tenamit. They will help teach Vocational Skills  to 400 illiterate Maya girls in their home town of Chajul. Educating girls increases Household incomes, Agricultural productivity, Economic growth, Gender Equality.","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fmicroprojects%2Fvocational-skills-training-for-maya-girls-guatemala%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Teach 400  Illiterate Girls : Guatemala on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/25551\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}