
For as little as $10 per month, you can help sponsor a student and change a life. Go here to donate:

2. Help your new friend rise.
Thanks to you, your student’s life will begin to change as they benefit from comprehensive support services in the Rise Program:
- a full academic scholarship
- psychologists, social workers, and mentors
- workshops on topics like job skills and leadership
- visits to businesses and universities
- opportunities to serve in his or her community as a young leader

3. Be changed forever.
We’ll keep you regularly updated on your student’s progress, and you will also have the opportunity to exchange letters and photos with your student and even visit them in Guatemala! You’ll experience the joy and pride of helping your student grow as you become part of each other’s stories.
What Is Guatemala Like?
Guatemala’s Western Highlands exhibit one of the most extreme combinations of systemic poverty, illiteracy, and inequality in the hemisphere. 3 out of 4 people live in poverty, and 1 in 3 cannot read or write.
Students face overwhelming obstacles to stay in school:
- lack of financial resources
- pressure to marry early
- alcoholism or abuse in their homes
- gang culture
- lack of familial support
- belief that education is not worth investing in
As a result, 95% of poor, rural students never graduate from high school.
You can help a student beat the odds by becoming a sponsor today.

Hello, members of the Pathways Rotary Club.
I hope you are all well. Please accept my warmest regards from my family and I, as well as a big thank you for the support I receive through the scholarship.
It is a great pleasure for me to write this letter. I would like to tell you that I have made many friends in my new home and that I get along very well with the professors who teach me. I have a little trouble understanding economics, but with a lot of effort and dedication, I know I will be able to understand it well. My family and I are very excited and happy because I am the first child who has managed to continue studying. My parents unfortunately did not have the opportunity to finish their studies. That motivates me every day to fight for my dreams and goals, so that they will be proud. I really like playing basketball and reading because they are some of my favorite hobbies. I really love history books. I also really like Financial Mathematics because it is fundamental for my career, which is to study Business Administration. I love learning new things and solving math problems. God bless you and your family. I hope everything is going well in your daily life. With this, I say goodbye, thanking you deeply for the unconditional support you have given me with this valuable scholarship and for the great opportunity to be part of this great family that is COED. Thank you very much. Claudia

Hello members of Pathways Rotary Club !
I hope you are in good health and that everything is going well for you. I am writing this letter to thank you for the scholarship, thanks to which I can continue studying. I am very grateful to God and to you all for the great help you have given me.
I want to share with you that last week I completed a project at school and received recognition for being chosen as the second most beautiful and elaborate project. I felt very happy and proud of this achievement. I also want to tell you that last month my sister got married. The whole family was very happy for her, although also a little sad that she left home. This year I started working in the afternoons. In the mornings, I study, and in the evenings, I do my homework. Although it is sometimes difficult, I know I can achieve it, and every day I strive harder to achieve the dream I have had since I was little. I have good friends at school and I am doing well.
My favorite subject is Chemistry because I love doing experiments in the lab. This is just a fraction of my life, and thank God I’m feeling very well. Once again, I thank you so much for all your support, and I hope God continues to bless your lives. It was a wonderful time writing this letter to you. Talk soon! Love, Jessica

Dear sponsors, members of the Pathways Rotary Club.
I hope you are all doing well. I’m writing to sincerely thank you for the support you’re giving me. It truly means a lot to me and motivates me to continue giving my best as a student and as a person.
This year I’m in 11th grade, and it’s been more challenging than last year, but I love learning new things to become a great teacher. The subjects I find most difficult are seminars and planning, but I really enjoy English, artistic expression, and guidance counseling.
We’ve had several activities at school. We recently built a haunted house for a fair and organized a talent night for the school’s anniversary. It was nice to see how many of my classmates have talent for singing, dancing, or acting. What I like most about school is the unity and support among everyone, but I also slightly dislike the lack of organization in their activities, but the good thing is that they know how to solve it in the best way. My grades have remained good, which makes me happy.
Everything is going well at home, too. My mom is expecting another baby, and we’re all happy. Although her pregnancy has been somewhat delicate, we’re taking it easy. My sisters are studious, although they don’t love doing homework. In my free time, I like to listen to music and read romantic comedies. Thank you again for everything you do for me. I promise to keep working hard to make you proud.
With much love,
Luisa G.

Hello members of the Pathways Rotary Club,
My heart is filled with joy and happiness because I have the joy and pleasure of being able to write to you and in the same way greet you, I hope to God that you and your entire family are in very good health.
I am in my last year of school, as a technical draftsman, I like my career very much. We have learned to make house plans, manually and digitally, I have also learned everything related to construction, I am doing very well I have had good grades in this two-month period, I also tell you that we are about to start the exams for the second two-month period, I am studying hard to be able to get good grades.
I recently turned 17, I spent it with my family, it was a nice day, on my days off I like to draw, I like to paint, also some afternoons I go out for a run with my dad and my brother, sometimes we participate in races that take place near the municipality where I live, I get along well with my three sisters, the oldest is named Madelyn, she is also in her last year of school, I am the second daughter, my third sister is named Jenifer and she is in tenth grade, my younger brother Jonathan who is in fifth grade and my youngest sister named Alisson is two years old, My dad works as a day laborer, my mom is a stay at home mom, the days I don’t have classes I stay at home helping my mom with whatever she needs, I really like music, drawing and playing basketball, something that is difficult for me is making friends, that’s why I always go out to play with my sisters, when I finish my diversified cycle I am going to study architecture at the university asking God to allow me to fulfill that dream.
I bid youfarewell, wishing you success in your daily work and thanking you for the help you provide. May God continue to bless you, and I look forward to meeting you someday. María S.

Hello membes of the Pathways Rotary Club! How are you? How have you been?
It’s been a while since I wrote you a letter, and I’m very happy to be able to send one. I’ve been well, and I’d like to express my gratitude for the tremendous support and generosity you’ve shown me throughout all this time. My parents are also very grateful that you support my education.
Last year, my brother rescued a kitten from the streets and brought it home. We cleaned it up, wrapped it in a warm blanket, and bought it some formula. My parents grew very attached to it. Its name is Polar; it’s white with a black tail, and that’s why I named it that. It’s very affectionate; it sleeps with me because it likes warm places, although sometimes I’m afraid to move at night and accidentally hurt it.
I’m currently in 11th grade, my second year of high school. I’m studying to become a Certified Public Accountant, and I’ve been doing well. One of my favorite subjects is English. I recently started using a language learning app. I like it because it’s dynamic, and I try to do at least one lesson every day to learn new words. I’d love to take an in-person course to improve my pronunciation, as learning online isn’t the same, although the app has helped me a lot. I’m so happy to be able to tell you how I’ve been doing during this time, because you’re an important part of my educational process.
Thanks to your support, that of my parents, and God, I’m moving forward in life. I promise to continue taking advantage of this opportunity and improve every day!
May God bless you always. Until next time! Sincerely, Sheyla I.


