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A junior high school in Guatemala, Centro Educative Maya Social Particular B'elaj No'j annually requires additional outside donations to fund the school's operating costs. The school, while certified, is not fully funded by the Guatemalan Education Department. The Government's policy will not fully fund a school that includes indigenous Maya traditional knowledge and practices.
Under normal circumstances, annual dinner and marimba fundraisers take place in Vancouver, BC, alongside additional donations, to cover the school's annual shortfall.
While school founders, Alejandro Ruiz and Zoila Ramirez are actively seeking out annual funders and contributors, the school needs immediate help from those who are able to donate today.
For those who feel called, your donation gifts will support the education of Maya students who would otherwise have to make an expensive commute 6-8 hours a day to receive an adequate level of education: one that does not include Maya cultural programming.
Your donation will not only help individual students access a fair and equitable education, it will also help elevate the quality of life in 12 Mayan communities, with Huixoc at the centre. Students at B'elaj No'j receive a blended model of Indigenous Maya and Western-based education, and tend to achieve the highest grades across the region.
Gifting your donation to the B'elaj No'j school, supports the efforts of Indigenous peoples worldwide to participate in creating a socially just world for all children to inherit. The school was founded in 2002 by dedicated refugees, Indigenous to Huixoc, who grew up in socially adverse conditions and without access to education. Since 2007, over 700 students have successfully graduated through completing their curriculum at B'elaj No'j school.
Our fundraising goal will cover the current deficit cost for the school's certification fees as well as the entire shortfall of annual costs that are not covered by the Government of Guatemala.
If you are considering donating, but would like to have a conversation with us about the school first, you can contact april . teaches [@] alumni . ubc . ca (email is spaced and bracketed to prevent phishing).
For transparency purposes, a volunteer, a BC Teacher April Parchoma, will be collecting all donations and sending ALL of the financial gifts collected directly to the committee that operates B'elaj No'j school. Volunteers are currently working toward establishing not-for-profit status in Canada to continue fundraising and applying for annual grants for B'elaj No'j.
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