Our Projects
Among the Q’eqchi’ Maya people in northeast Guatemala TEACH helps poor children go to school. TEACH projects in 2009 include 6 primary schools (grades 1 to 6), a middle school (grades 7 to 9; called a basico school in Guatemala), and 4 boarding facilities for students who must leave their villages to attend middle school. They are located in towns and small villages between Lake Izabal and the Gulf of Honduras.
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Primary Schools
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Community
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Students
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Lagunita Salvador
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Lagunita Salvador
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37
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Escuela Maya LaSalle
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El Estor
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186
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El Quetzal
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El Quetzal
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30
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Los Quineles
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Los Quineles
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32
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Santa Isabel
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Santa Isabel
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20
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Las Brisas
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Las Brisas
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82
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Middle School (Basico)
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Instituto San Antonio
María Claret
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Samuy
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47
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Boarding Facilities for Basico students
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Casa Indigena
- for boys
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El Estor
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38
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Convento Santa Catalina
- for girls
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El Estor
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16
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Instituto San Pablo
- for girls & boys
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Tamagas
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42
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Centro Kateri Tekakwitha
- for girls & boys
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Livingston
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82
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