Check out this new Scholastic Books program. A great initiative to reach and engage multilingual learners in the unique concepts and grammar of Spanish and prepare them for English. education.scholastic.com/education/pr...

Women Spearhead Development: Lessons from My Travels in Guatemala

Aid workers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the developing world report that women tend to be more responsible than men when it comes to making development projects successful. 🧵

Child Aid was featured in this month's Qué Pasa magazine. The article was just posted online, check it out!
quepasa.gt/child-aid-gu...

!Feliz Día de Independencia 🇬🇹!
To those celebrating today, happy independence day!

#Guatemala 🇬🇹 Acute Food Insecurity Situation

2.6 million people in Guatemala expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity, manly driven by extreme climate events, high food prices, & low food reserves.

Read more:
www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...

Thanks @npr for the spotlight on Evelyn del Rosario Morán Cojoc's art and teaching. Her dedication to honoring her indigenous culture helping her students do the same is inspiring. If were in DC and saw her mural, please share your photos! We would love to see them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Sexual violence and the resulting childhood pregnancies are an issue across Guatemala. As this article notes, the country's girls are living in a state of neglect. Our girls program is working to change this, helping them find their voice and breakdown barriers.
www.swissinfo.ch/spa/guatemal...

An interesting story on archaeological discoveries that show the ancient Maya empire stretched beyond the borders of current nations.
www.vpm.org/npr-news/npr...

We pride ourselves in not only capturing and sharing data on our program and its impact, but also on what it takes to do the work that we do. With this Platinum seal, you can confidently give to Child Aid, knowing your donation will be responsibly applied to its greatest impact.

Check out this blog post from @cgdev.org on the USAID cuts. It is shocking to see the small percentage of funding allocated to basic education and then to find that an estimated 99% of that has been cut.

www.cgdev.org/blog/usaid-c...

In commemoration of World Water Day we recognize that water is life, memory and identity, and that, in any collective discussion on water, the voice of indigenous peoples is indispensable.

#worldwaterday #guatemala

This @npr.org story jumped out at us, as Child Aid-Guatemala also encountered “whole group instruction.” We too train teachers in using focused groups and interactive teaching. And now in Louisiana, similar positive results with underserved populations.

www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

We have been listening to the new @apmreports.org podcast series Sold a Story by @ehanford.bsky.social. It's worth a listen. Check out our blog to learn our Education Director's perspective on this methodology and Child Aid's approach.

child-aid.org/blog/2025/03...

#guatemala, #education

NEW: Guatemala is failing to prevent and address systemic sexual violence, resulting in forced pregnancies among girls under 14.

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

We knew we liked ABBA. This story came on during our drive to the office yesterday and it was just what we needed. We wanted to share it in case you need a story about all the good a good idea can bring about.

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Read the LinkedIn post our Co-CEO just shared on Guatemala's response to the Guatemalan government's approach to deportees from the United States.

www.linkedin.com/posts/nancy-...

As an organization that works in the rural communities that many migrants fled and will now likely return to, we know that education can help break the cycle of migration and deportation that we are so caught up in.