Silvia is a bright, expressive 11 year old girl who is in Quinto Primaria (3rd grade). When she grows up, Silvia hopes to be an Accountant. Silvia spent considerable time without sponsor since entering to Safe Passage. She was one of the last students without a sponsor in her
UNO As Guatemalan public schools get ready to wind down and close for the year in mid October, we at Safe Passage are ramping up for some very exciting educational events! Instead of shutting down, we'll be opening our "Summer Camp" filled with fun and education-focused programs for students
This September, when Guatemala celebrated its Independence Day, 27 mothers in CREAMOS set up a beautiful stand in two outlets of one of Guatemala's largest and most prestigiuos department stores, CEMACO. CEMACO hosted a month long fair called Guatemala Nuestra (Our Guatemala) and for the fourth year in a
¨The experience,¨ writes high school student Ivan Xiloj, ¨was even better than I had hoped it would be!¨ For our teenagers, spending the day recently with Guatemalan professionals was a fascinating and motivational experience. The activity ¨Socios por un Día,¨ (Partners for a Day) where high school students shadowed
Part of Safe Passage founder Hanley Denning's legacy is our strong relationship with many wonderful institutions in the United States, including her alma mater, Bowdoin College. Many both short- and long-term volunteers here in Guatemala are Bowdoin students or graduates. One superstar example from this year was the Bowdoin
