Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education

by El Patojismo
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Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
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Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education
Help 500 Guatemalan Children Receive an Education

Project Report | Sep 9, 2026
Thank you for these 20 years

By Maria Lourdes Romero | Teacher

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20 YEARS BUILDING COMMUNITY
Twenty years ago, El Patojismo began with a simple but powerful belief: every child and young person deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, dream, and build a better future. What started as a dream has become a community that educates, cares, listens, and creates opportunities.
Through El Semillero and Centro de Oportunidades, we have built safe spaces where education connects with health, nutrition, art, culture, technology, sports, and life skills. Every meal served, every lesson taught, every health consultation, every workshop, and every opportunity created represents a life touched throughout these 20 years.
None of this would have been possible without the teachers, families, volunteers, organizations, businesses, friends, and donors who chose to believe in our work.
Twenty years are not a finish line. They are the beginning of everything we still want to build. There are still children and young people who need opportunities, families who need support, and dreams waiting for a chance to grow.
Thank you for walking with us through these first 20 years. We invite you to continue being part of this story and help us build what comes next.
20 years of El Patojismo. 20 years of building community. And there is still so much more to do—together.
Thank you for these 20 years.
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El Patojismo

Location: Jocotenango - Guatemala
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Project Leader:
Juan Romero Fuentes
Jocotenango , Sacatepequez Guatemala
$193,062 raised of $300,000 goal
 
1,092 donations
$106,938 to go
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