February 2009 Newsletter
Featured Student: Manuel Guarchaj Ixmata
Manuel is 22 and the oldest of five siblings in San Miguelito, Ixtahucàn, Santa Catarina, Sololá. Manuel moved to the city to attend law school full time. He works odd jobs to pay rent and food while in school. His parents earn $45 per month by growing and selling coffee. Manuel is studying law at the University Mariano Gálvez. He is only the second person in his community to have ever graduated from high school and the first in his family to study past primary school. Manuel would like to represent his K'iche'-speaking community in legal issues, as legal representation is almost non-existent for K'iche' speakers.
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Roots & Wings International in the News
Roots & Wings International was recently recognized in American Today. Read the article
Virtual Tour of our Office
Come take a virtual tour of our office in Guatemala! See the communities where we work in this YouTube video.
Coffee for a Cause
BuyWell Fair Trade has teamed up with Roots & Wings Intl to help you put your consuming dollars to work. Roots & Wings Int'l promotes university education among impoverished youth in rural Guatemala, and BuyWell is committed to roasting a perfect coffee bean. The result, one of the finest fair trade, shade-grown, organic coffees available to you, and a university scholarship available to young people working to overcome poverty.
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