Escuela Tzanchaj
Tzanchaj is an impoverished village situated just outside of Santiago Atitlan. The population is 100% Tzutujil, a Mayan group local to Lake Atitlan.
When she visited the village in 2003, Sharing the Dream director Diane found children studying outside underneath sheets of plastic. During the lengthy periods of rainfall that hit Guatemala, school was inevitably cancelled. The parents and community desperately needed better options for their children and requested help to buy land. In 2004, sharing the dream purchased a finca (a small coffee plantation) and donated the land to the newly formed parent association, and construction began in 2006.
The school has been a fantastic success, and the children now have a safe, clean, and dry environment in which to study under the direction of dedicated and passionate teachers.
When she visited the village in 2003, Sharing the Dream director Diane found children studying outside underneath sheets of plastic. During the lengthy periods of rainfall that hit Guatemala, school was inevitably cancelled. The parents and community desperately needed better options for their children and requested help to buy land. In 2004, sharing the dream purchased a finca (a small coffee plantation) and donated the land to the newly formed parent association, and construction began in 2006.
The school has been a fantastic success, and the children now have a safe, clean, and dry environment in which to study under the direction of dedicated and passionate teachers.
Escuela Chacayá
Chacayá is an impoverished community close to Santiago Atitlán. The area receives little to no assistance from the government and Sharing the Dream has been deeply involved with project Escuela Chacayá from the beginning.
In 2005, Sharing the Dream bought land for the school and construction for the school was started in 2008. In 2016, there are 150 children who are being educated and given the opportunity of a better future, all in a school close to home.
In 2005, Sharing the Dream bought land for the school and construction for the school was started in 2008. In 2016, there are 150 children who are being educated and given the opportunity of a better future, all in a school close to home.
