Five months ago, Credit with Wings disbursed its first microloans to borrowers in Pasac, Guatemala. Since then, local entrepreneurs have busily worked to grow their businesses, make their first repayments, and improve the lives of their families. Two weeks ago, I profiled one such borrower – Pascual Guarchaj Jaminez. This week, I introduce Francisco Simaj [...]
A few weeks ago, I introduced RWI blog readers to the Credit with Wings program, the newest addition to the programs and services offered by Roots and Wings in Guatemala. During the next few months, I am honored to introduce the faces and stories of several micro-credit borrowers through Credit with Wings. These individuals have [...]
Today, November 8th, Roots and Wings International marks one more year of empowering local indigenous communities through education and culturally responsive community development efforts. Over the last year, Roots and Wings has expanded its programs, donor base, and number of volunteers to spread its message to an even larger audience. More students have been awarded [...]
In Crisantemo, a book by Kevin Henkes, a little mouse starts school and finds her sense of self challenged by her classmates. Crisantemo (Chrysanthemum in English) had been proud of her uncommon name until her classmates teased her. The mouse’s parents cheer her up, telling her that her name is “absolutamente perfecto,” and Crisantemo bolsters [...]
Cristina Pascuala Guarchaj López is a fourth grade student from Pasac and she is just one of the many gifted students that attends tutoring and computer literacy classes at the RWI Learning Center. Cristina loves to read books and play with her friends when she is not attending school, visiting the RWI Learning Center or [...]
One of Roots & Wings International’s star scholars is a 20 year old young woman named Catarina Mercedes Guarchaj. Catarina is an athlete, a community leader, and a high school graduate…something rare enough for men in rural Guatemala, let alone for indigenous women, who have some of the lowest rates of educational attainment in the [...]
