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Latest News Articles

1/27/2012: Hi Everyone,Manuel (A25) and Santiago (A75) are both in need of water filters. They cannot afford to buy purified water. A filter costs $63 and will g...
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Chukmuk Preschool

1/27/2012: Hi Everyone,New Chukmuk preschool/nutrition center Students needing Sponsorship are Listed.These children are all from very poor families and many of...
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Maria

1/27/2012: Maria Rosario is a mother of 3 girls who are sponsored by Mayan Families. She lives in San J...
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Pedro and Carmelita

1/25/2012: Hi Everyone,Pedro and Carmelita need help. They are both bead-workers who never passed 2nd grade. Pedro had an accident several years ago that has lef...
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11 year old Walter

1/25/2012: Hi Everyone,Walter is 11 years old and has several health problems, including ulcers and intestinal infections. Walter's mother abandoned him and he n...
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Who We Are

Mayan Families is a small non-profit organization operating in the Highlands of Guatemala.

Based in Panajachel, we operate a variety of programs to support and empower the Maya people of Lake Atitlan and the surrounding areas. The work of Mayan Families is supported completely through donations, which are tax deductible in the U.S.
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Urgent News

Angel Josue – Hi Everyone,
Angel Josue, one of our sponsored students, is 13 years old and was born with a problem in his spinal cord. He is slowly losing movement in his legs. His mother refuses to put him in a wheelchair because she strongly believes that with the right treatment he will be able to gain movement back.

The family does not have many financial resources, however they managed to take him to a private specialist who said that the boy might be able to walk and won't need a wheelchair, but he needs to use an orthopedic brace and have 2 months of physiotherapy five times a week starting immediately.

The orthopedic brace costs $80 and the therapy sessions cost $125 per week, which would be a total of $1000 for the 8 weeks physiotherapy that he needs.

If you can help Angel with any of those costs, please visit:
http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/angel-can-lose-movements-in-his-legs.html
for more details.

Thank you!

Walter – Hi Everyone,
Walter is 11 years old and has several health problems, including ulcers and intestinal infections. Walter's mother abandoned him and he now lives with his grandmother, Hermelinda. They came to us back in September asking for medical help for Walter. You can read the original post here. We didn't receive any funds for Walter and he hasn't gotten better. They returned to our office again, asking for help for Walter. He really needs to go to a private doctor and be examinued thoroughly, which includes having an ultrasound done.

To help Walter receive his exams and consultation will cost $30. After his doctor's visit, we will know more about what treatments he may need. If you would like to help pay for Walter's medical expenses, please visit:
http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/walter-still-needs-medical-help.html

Thank you!

Pedro and Carmelita –

Hi Everyone,

Pedro and Carmelita need help. They are both bead-workers who never passed 2nd grade. Pedro had an accident several years ago that has left him unable to walk and in a wheelchair. They have a two year old child and can only give the child tortillas to eat. They came to us out of desperation for help with food.

If you would like to make a one-time donation to help this family with food, please visit:

http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/family-in-need-of-food.html

Thank you!

Special Notes

Help us with Student Sponsorship! – Hi everyone,
The best way to post a Student needing Sponsorship is to use this link here:
http://www.mayanfamilies.org/SponsoraStudent

Or you can use the individual Students page link.
Here is an example:
http://www.mayanfamilies.org/sponsorastudent?id=1965

This way the potential sponsor can look at the photos and Bio and easily sponsor them through the Mayan Families web site which will immediately mark them as sponsored and take them off of the needing sponsorship list.
Thank you all very much!

Please keep spreading the word! It is making amazing things happen!

Best wishes,
Dwight
MAYAN FAMILIES
www.mayanfamilies.org

Mayan Families Student Sponsorship 2012! – Please help sponsor a student or renew your sponsorship today! Here is the link to our Mayan Families Student Sponsorship 2012 newsletter.
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs024/1103559743325/archive/1108523002133.html

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs024/1103559743325/archive/1108523002133.html
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Maria – Maria Rosario is a mother of 3 girls who are sponsored by Mayan Families. She lives in San Jorge La Laguna with her husband and daughters.

The family owns a house in San Jorge, however last year during the rainy season, part of the land in front of the house fell and now the room they use as a kitchen is on the edge of a cliff. They are afraid that the house won't survive the next rainy season that is coming in few months, so they want to build a retaining wall.

Our construction staff visited the house and confirmed that without the wall the house will probably fall off the cliff.

The family will provide the labor, however, they cannot afford to buy the material, so they came to us for help. The material to build the wall cost $840.

For more information on how to help Maria Rosario and her family to keep her house safe, please visit:

http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/house-at-risk-of-falling-down.html

Thank you!

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