October 1st was a special day in Guatemala — the celebration of Children’s Day! Although most countries celebrate this special day designed to promote the rights of children in November, Guatemala is one of a few countries that celebrates a month early. The traditional date, November 20th, is the anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s [...]
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Guatemalan Court Ruling on Disappearances Receives High Praise
Like many countries, Guatemala has a long, sad history of human right violations, including the disappearance of 6 indigenous Mayan villagers in the mid-80s. Mario Minera, a civil rights lawyer in Guatemala, says that these 6 disappearances are just the beginning — that there were actually more than 600 incidents, all of which are currently [...]
Posted by admin on September 18th, 2009
Featured Student
You already know that here at Roots and Wings International our passion is education. RWI provides full-tuition university scholarships to indigenous youth from families that earn less than $2 per day. Our scholars come from coffee-growing communities in rural Guatemala, and they are the first in their families to study past elementary school. The scholarships [...]
Posted by admin on September 14th, 2009
