The Aid and Education Project, Inc.

      “ El Proyecto de Ayuda y Educación “

STUDENTS WITHOUT SPONSORS (as of March 13, 2009 )

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The López Quiroa Family

Grades in 2004: Preschool to 10^th grade                                                  Antigua  

These five kids are a close a family.  They have to be; both of their parents have died.  They are a family of five orphans.

Their uncle took them into his small house when the last parent died.  He has three kids of his own and due to change in the political party in the mayor’s office, he lost his job in the water department.

We want to help these kids individually, and as a group.  They deserve our help.  Below, are photos and more information on the kids.

Claudia Anabella López Quiroa

Grade in 2005:  7^th         

Claudia Anabella likes nature and likes to study natural sciences.  She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.  She also likes acting and has a dramatic flair.

She has also recently been diagnosed with epilepsy.  The family needs to buy medicines to help keep her affliction under control.

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Petronila Elizabeth González                                       San Pedro Cutzún

Grade in 2008: First Year University

Elizabeth is from a small Tzutujiil community on the Pacific costal plain.  We know her through her efforts in the "Maya" school in San Pedro in which local indigenous children are taught about their Maya history and culture.

Elizabeth, who is clearly bright and intelligent, wants to be a nurse.  This will be a difficult course for a girl in her circumstances, but with some outside help she may be able to reach that goal.

January, 2009

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Marco Antonio (Toni) Cor Paulo       

Grade in 2004: 1^st                                                  Jocotenango

Toni and sister Luki

Docile appearance aside, Toni is a small wild man.  Living in a household without men or other boys, no father, no brothers, and no uncles, Toni craves attention from any of the men who know him. 

Perhaps because of his lack of male guidance, he acts out many of his feelings and has gained an unfavorable reputation among local shop owners and street sellers.

Despite these negative reviews, we decided to give him a chance.  Now he is in school, and although it was at first a great struggle for him, he is now doing very well.

October, 2003

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Maria Cristina Quiroa Pérez

Grade in 2009: last year of high school                           Antigua

Cristi, with young cousin

Cristi's family is close, but has many financial problems.  Her family with three children suddenly expanded to eight children when her father's sister and husband died and left 5 orphans (see Quiroa López family above).  Now the cousins have become like new brothers and sisters, and the oldest girl is now working, there are still tremendous financial pressures, especially concerning education for all the kids.  

Cristi is a good student, and a really nice girl.  She will make the most of what her sponsor provides her.

January, 2008

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Maria Cristina Conoz Panjoj

Grade in 2008: 6th                                     Chichicastenango

Maria Cristina comes from a very poor family in Chichicastenango.  Due to the family's precarious financial situation, her school attendance in the past has not been regular, and she is a couple of years behind where she might otherwise be.  Now, however, she is back in school and wants to stay there.  Maria likes math, drawing, reading, and basketball.  She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.  She also wants a bike, preferably, sometime before she grows up.

With four children and much job uncertainty, and a father who makes less than $1,000 a year in an agricultural job, we cannot predict what family's financial situation will be in the future.  However, it is clear that we must help Maria now if she is to stay in school.

January, 2006

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Sebastiána Mateo Ignacio

Grade in 2006:  5th                                            Chichicastenango

Sebastiána is 15 years old, lives in Chichicastenango and to date has completed only four years of school.

Sebastiana's father has been ill for several years.  He suffers from a type of paralysis and is bedridden.  The family must spend much of their income on medicine.

Sebastiána likes math and basketball.  In her spare time she also likes to weave and embroider.

January, 2006

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Henry David Chávez Hernández                 

Grade in 2009: 7th                                   San Antonio Aguas Calientes

Henry David lives in a one room house with his mother and siblings.  His father is no longer living.  The house is borrowed from a relative, but it is not clear that the family will be able to continue to live there. 

Henry David’s mother washes clothes and cleans house for other families, as well works in the fields.  She also finds a way to care for her own kids before and after work.  She earns only enough to feed herself and her children.

The family wants for food, a better bed to sleep on, and shoes.  Without outside help, we worry that education may come second to these more immediate needs.

October, 2003

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