Asociación Fondo Nicolas para la Educación
Our scholarship program helps communities in the highlands of Guatemala lift vulnerable children (and their communities) out of poverty. By providing educational opportunities to marginalized children in these villages, we help them achieve their God-given abilities. According to USAID, the average schooling in Guatemala is four years and only three out of ten children graduate from the sixth grade. Funds received from donors provide scholarships that include tuition, school uniforms, tutoring, school supplies, nutritious food and transportation. To increase the graduation rate from the ninth grade level of all village children to at least 80% of those who begin seventh grade in our Christian-based academic program. 2. Increase the percentage of children graduating from High School (or equivalent) to 80% who start 7th grade in our program. Instill in graduates the desire to contribute to the Ixil region and their own community so that they can “pass on the blessing”. 3. Create a sustainable education initiative involving village education committees, village families, elementary school teachers and community leaders. 4. Provide opportunities through mission trips for donors and others to personally interact with Nicholas Fund for Education scholarship recipients and their families.