Causes: International, International Development, International Relief

Mission: The mission of Adopt-a-Village is to help empower Mayan youth of Northwestern Guatemala through education so they may develop improved social and economic conditions in their communities.

Results: - 9 primary schools built- 1 high school built and managed- multi-village sustainable gardening projects- multi-village reading program established - access roads constructed- 3 village water systems constructed- multi-village tuberculosis treatment program- 40 small homes built for impoverished Mayan families

Target demographics: Mayan youth in education

Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,000 people

Geographic areas served: Guatemala

Programs: Regional residential high school and middle school to serve scholarship students from 30 villages. Additional education aid to village middle and primary schools. Provides orphans and widowed mothers with food and clothing. Provides seeds and training for multi-village sustainable agricultural program.