Cantón Tunimá Chiquito, Guatemala
Ground Break, January 2023 | Completion April 2023
We’re excited to announce that our school in Cantón Tunimá Chiquito, Guatemala is now complete and will be providing vital education to 40 students (20 girls)! We have two wonderful teachers, teaching eight different grade levels.
We are also working with community leaders to identify and enrol more students and improve the education system further.
We couldn’t have done this without you - so thank you, you wonderful humans!
About Cantón Tunimá Chiquito and Guatemala
The UN Human Development Index ranks Guatemala as the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and in the bottom 10th percentile of all countries for income inequality. There are more than 3 million people over the age of 15 in Guatemala who are unable to read or write, and more than a million who are living below the poverty line of $1.90 a day. Guatemala has ample natural resources and is the most populous country in Central America. Poverty and inequality rates, however, are prevalent and growing, particularly within the indigenous population.
Guatemala’s small villages and remote communities such as Cantón Tunimá Chiquito often lack access to quality school structures and classrooms, and a disproportionately large number of those living in poverty are women. The village of Cantón Tunimá Chiquito is a rural community of approximately 150 people located in the Huehuetenango department. Most community members are subsistence farmers who rear livestock and grow beans, potatoes, and corn.
Meet one of our Cantón Tunimá Chiquito Students
Ten-year-old Melvin is a passionate fourth-grade student and one of 40 children in Cantón Tunimá Chiquito who can't wait to have a new school to learn in.
You can also tour Cantón Tunimá Chiquito old school here:
the build gallery
