The Gift of a Chicken
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and most likely your inbox is being filled with messages from charities with suggestions on how to participate. We also want to share an exciting, high-impact Giving Tuesday project that can be described in just one word: CHICKENS. LWB’s founder, Amy Eldridge, and our Managing Director of Guatemala, Julia Bennett, just […]
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Empower Me Teen: Melody
The Empower Me Teen Program is a lifeline for girls in the poorest regions of Guatemala. Country-wide, records show that only 60 percent of girls will finish primary school, 20 percent will complete secondary school, and only 10 percent will go on to study at a university. Numbers are even more dire for rural, indigenous […]
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Empowering Girls in Guatemala
Every day, girls around the world are faced with challenges that hinder their empowerment and growth. Sometimes, these challenges are deeply rooted in gender discrimination. While society may tell girls that they are less capable than boys or men, programs for empowering girls provide the resources for them to overcome barriers and realize their full […]
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Empower Me Teen: Kathryn
This week, we are working to raise funds to allow 120 vulnerable girls in Guatemala to participate in our Empower Me teen program. Due to poverty and limited resources, many teenage Guatemalan girls are sadly unable to complete their educations. Girls like Kathryn can face a lifetime of unemployment, with no safe environment in which […]
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Help a Child in Guatemala
Guatemala is a beautiful country in Central America that is deeply impacted by severe poverty. Child labor is common, with many children not receiving an education. Only 4% of children living in rural regions will ever graduate high school. Guatemala also has a very high rate of malnutrition, with one of two children suffering stunting […]
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