Hello friends. I'm grateful to share another drive for the children of the Integral Heart Family, a wonderful non-profit organization that helps underprivileged children in Guatemala. These kids come from different challenging situations - some where abuse exists, and all where poverty exists within their families. That's where we step in to help provide these kids safety, proper nutrition, and above all, love, via the Integral Heart Family. We continue to do this work together and that is the most wonderful part of all.
From IHF:
Challenge
There's Martha (8), who used to sit in a tin-shack watching other kids go to school, wishing she had the chance. Now she can. There's Luis (10), who was a modern day slave, picking wood in the hills and selling it in the local market. He is in school now and brings his 5-year-old sister Margarita to play and study. And there are 80 other children whose inspiring stories begin with your generosity. Most young children in Guatemala have no access to authentic intellectual stimulation or real love.
Solution
Stability is essential in providing a solution to the wrath of poverty. Through our education center, La Academia', The Integral Heart Family offers educational scholarships for 80 students to receive a compelling education to break out of this vicious cycle of generational poverty. At the center, they receive three healthy meals every day and they participate in the following after-school programs: Critical-Thinking, English, Spanish, History, Psychology, Homework, and Art
Long-Term Impact
Most important to the success of our 80 students is a loving, stable support network; that is what has arisen at La Academia. They are given love, individual attention, and dependable adults in their life who they can count on. They have someone who they can show their grades and who will say, "I'm proud of you." Our Teachers-in-Training pass on their wisdom to younger students - Guatemalans solving the problems of Guatemala. Our dream is to enable our students' dreams and with your help, we can.
Resources
http://www.integralheartfoundation.org
