Beca Project: February 2010

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www.becaproject.org

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESERVING STUDENTS IN SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA, SOLOLÁ, GUATEMALA

In this community on beautiful Lake Atitlán, students can only study beyond grade school if their families can afford tuition. With the help of our friends at the Cooperativa Spanish School, we're matching people who are willing to provide scholarships ('becas' in Spanish) with students of promise so they can continue their studies through secondary school and potentially beyond. The cost is $400 to $600 per year depending on the age of the student and most of us are committing to at least 6 years of sponsorship, 1 year at a time.

We currently have 12 sponsored students. We're hoping to add more students for the 2011 school year (begins in January) as well as contributing further to education in San Pedro. If you'd like to contribute, donations of any size are gratefully received. We have established an emergency food fund and also hope to support the Cooperativa's home building projects; more on that below. You can contact Stacey Holeman at hopefulist(at)yahoo.com if you'd like more information.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010