The land has been purchased for an elementary school for 225 children. The school was outside initially
and currently is housed in rented rooms. Once the school is constructed on the land, the government will supply the
teachers and a yearly pencil and notebook for each child.
A proposal for a senior citizens center is being developed.
Chonita lived in South Dakota for a few weeks in the summer of 2003. During that time she made meals for groups of
people and asked for donations for special projects. $900 is being used for work on Francisca's house.
The rest will be used for work on the kitchen of another woman and one more project.
The elder project provides basic food for 50 elderly people who do not have families to care for them. Once a month,
elders in the community are given $10 to purchase a food package consisting of corn, beans, coffee, sugar, eggs, and
matches.
The school scholarship program is designed to aid children whose families cannot afford to send them to public school.
The illiteracy rate among the Mayan population in Guatemala is as high as 72% in some regions.
