By Jeannie Balanda | Executive Director
The United States Agency for International Development reports that Guatemalan children on average attend only four years of school and only three out of ten students graduate from sixth grade. Less than 20% of all Guatemalans graduate from high school. But amid these disappointing statistics there are shining stars, young girls who are achieving academic success despite the odds. Take for instance Milvia.
Milvia is a hardworking student who, one day, wants to become a teacher. She strives to do her best in school. She gets good grades and has exemplary behavior. Her teachers credit her with being a role model for her classmates. When Milvia is having trouble in a subject, she seeks out extra help at MayaWorks' Rosa Moya tutoring center. There, she receives additional support and resources so that she doesn't fall behind in her subjects.
Milvia's ambition to excel also inspires her parents to work harder so they can provide her more opportunities. Both parents are weavers and use the income they earn making MayaWorks products to send Milvia and her siblings to school. Milvia's parents are extremely proud of her and encourage her to continue to excel in school.
MayaWorks Cross Generational program is designed to give parents a hand-up so they can support their children in realizing their full potential. Providing ongoing work for artisans assures families will have the income to keep their children in school.
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