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Archive for July, 2009
Guatemalan Youth Overcomes Poverty With Academic Success
How does Catarina’s success tie in to Roots and Wings International (RWI)? Catarina has been a RWI scholar since 2008. RWI continues to support the young student by funding the remaining portion of her tuition.
Posted by admin on July 23rd, 2009
They Feel Bliss Not Their Poverty
Smiling Faces. Sunshiny days. We see many of these impressions in the candid photographs capturing Guatemalan families, especially the children. These photos show the Guatemalan communities as they laugh, play, and work. The youngsters seem to not even know that they live in abject poverty. Each photograph shows wide grins, full sets of pearly whites [...]
Posted by admin on July 18th, 2009
Guatemala's Naturescapes
Guatemala has some beautiful children who display happy, smiling faces to those around them. But, Guatemala also has a breathtaking, natural aspect. Cristobal Guarchaj, Roots and Wings International‘s Guatemala Director took these candid shots of the landscape for our viewing pleasure. The natural, fertile landscapes, such as this hillside depiction, are an art form itself. [...]
Posted by admin on July 15th, 2009
Roots and Wings Intl Featured Volunteer Edwin Lunandy
Roots and Wings International has some prolific, creative volunteers who offer their precious time and exquisite talents for the benefit of the organization. For instance, take webmaster Edwin Lunandy.
Posted by admin on July 15th, 2009
Coffee and Computers
I would personally love to behold the looks on the indigenous Guatemalan children’s faces once they see the capabilities that computers have in this high-tech world. I bet it would be a rare glimpse of the past drifting away and the present taking over more and more parts of the forgotten world.
Posted by admin on July 14th, 2009
Shop at our new Amazon store
Roots and Wings International, now has a Amazon store! Support us by buying from our store. Spread the word to your friends! http://astore.amazon.com/roowinint-20
Posted by admin on July 14th, 2009
High-Technology Meets Rural Guatemala
Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Arzu invited Roots & Wings International President Erik Swanson to attend a May conference about promoting education and technology in the rural regions of Guatemala. Swanson spoke out on behalf of RWI to help increase the access of higher education throughout indigenous communities in rural Guatemala. Computers for Schools, a Guatemalan [...]
Posted by admin on July 5th, 2009
