Clara Luz and her family at her graduation for teacher training at the Talita Kumi Institute. Clara Luz travelled 8 hours each way, every week-end to attend a day of training for nine months.
Clara Luz and her family at her graduation for teacher training at the Talita Kumi Institute. Clara Luz travelled 8 hours each way, every week-end to attend a day of training for nine months.
Student Gloria Morales with her family and friends on the road to her village, Naranjal. She will walk an hour along this road and half an hour through the jungle to and from school each day.
Junior high school in Huixoc painted turquoise beside the primary school in the village of Huixoc.
Dr Ellen setting up one of the computers and the printer in the classroom.
Students and parents signing contracts: the students committing to attend the three year junior highschool program and the parents committing to repay the cost of their education if they withdraw from the program.
New student, Jaime Morales Ruiz, sitting at a desk beside his mother while his little sister poses and his little brother hides.
Coffee break in front of the school during the parent teacher meeting in Huixoc.
Buying and transporting a whiteboard for the classroom took a whole day. From Huehuetenango, the board was tied to the roof of a taxi for the ride from the market to the bus station, then loaded on the roof of a bus for the trip up the Salegua River Canyon and then was tied to the side of a pickup truck for the ride up the mountain.
Alejandro enjoying a visit from his wife's family who live in the nearby town of La Democracia.
This is our wash area outside the kitchen. Water was carried in large jugs from the town well.
A village weaver with a traditional backstrap loom. This is one of the traditional patterns worn by the women of Huixoc, identifying them as members of this community.
The village of Huixoc is nestled high in a mountainous area near the Mexican border, surrounded by coffee plantations.
We carried these five laptop computers for the school in Huixoc. It took a little time to sort out the instructions for installing the security cables. Security for the computers was a significant concern for the community.
Clara Luz and her family saying good-bye to me on my last night in Huixoc.
A brief stop on the way to the airport to appreciate the beauty of Guatemala.