School Meals for Indigenous Children in Guatemala

With 28 additional students now at the school we are committed to providing school meals for all. With fixed daily costs for this program donations through Global Giving are hugely beneficial to keeping this going.

The children at the school come from the poor and often neglected Indigenous communities and the meal at school will often be their only substantial meal of the day. This means the school meals are responsible for providing crucial nutrition to these growing children but they can also act as an incentive to attend school regularly bringing numerous benefits for the future. In addition, with a good meal at school the children are able to concentrate more fully and benefit from the lessons.

As we have seen over the years if a child is hungry they cannot learn so an investment in nutrition cannot be overstated.

Support through 2010 for this project has been amazing, research and our experience has shown that by providing school meals for children in poor communities they are much more likely to attend school regularly. Also at school these children will be more likely to succeed as a balanced and nutritious diet aids healthy growth, development and concentration in school.

Over the years we have seen shy and timid children progress into confident and intelligent young adults, the benefit of school meals in this process cannot be overstated.

As we make our way into a new year there are many children in Lake Atitlan who can benefit from this project and with your support we will give more children the opportunity to learn.