Basic Education and Literacy is one of Rotary’s seven principal areas of focus, and computer literacy is essential to a well rounded education. However, very few students in remote villages in Guatemala here have access to computers. Recently, with a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, Michigan we were able to donate…

We would like to thank the efforts of the medical team, our partners Rotary E-club International D-4125, Municipality of Panajachel and Vida Volunteers for making possible the health day on June 19-21. 17 Volunteers from USA, Canada and Puerto Rico came to assist 6 doctors, dentists and veterinarians.   Over the 3 day event they made…

Farron Barr of RC Topeka South (D5710) and a group of 19 Rotarians and like-minded travellers visited Panajachel this week.  The focus of the visit was GG2352598, “Improving the health of the indigenous people in Patanatic and San Luis, Guatemala”.   He has been involved in supporting the community up in Patanaik for some years, knows the principals…

The  David LaMotte School serves the Mayan village of Tzanchaj, near Santiago, Atitlán. It was originally founded by a local Mayan man to serve children who would otherwise not be able to obtain an education. In an effort to preserve the local Mayan culture in Tzanchaj, classes are taught in both Spanish and the local…

In May and June of 2020, in response to COVID, Tu’ik Ruch’ Lew/Helping the Earth, distributed 64 Rotary-donated emergency food kits to some 20 of TRL’s most impoverished beneficiaries in Santiago Atitlan. Three deliveries were made to these needy families. Each kit contained 20 pounds of whitecorn, 1 pound of beans, 1 pound of coffee,…