Hilda is a child whose family works in the gravel mines of Guatemala. This is one of the most grueling jobs I’ve seen – using a sledgehammer from dawn to...

When I mention to people that we’re expanding our program in Guatemala to include street children, the most common question I get is, “Why are they living on the streets?...

My daughter, Brenna, left Guatemala this morning, and I will be staying on for two more weeks. To ensure she arrived safely at the airport in Guatemala City, I decided...

I have heard the story of Carlos’ past, but I didn’t realize he came from Almolonga (in Guatemala) until I met an old woman there on our collection rounds. Carlos’ wife,...

Xela, Guatemala is filled with street children selling small candies or chicle for one quetzal. Most of these small children won’t easily tell you their story and will hide or...

Elementary and middle schools are expensive in Guatemala – not because tuition is charged, but the required uniforms, shoes, textbooks and other supplies add up to over $200 per year....

For children from the open pit gravel mines of Guatemala, is there anything more important than education? We think there might be… We are thrilled we finally broke through the barriers...

We are the children of the parents who work in the gravel mines. Our families are emigrants from San Marcos, Guatemala. We are from a village called Comitancillo, which is...

One of the hardest ways to make a living in Guatemala is to work in the open pit gravel mines. The pay is meager and the work is brutally hard...

Written by Kylie Palacios after a two-week internship in Guatemala Whenever I come back from a trip, whether it be camping locally or travelling abroad, I always have a routine answer...