In Guatemala school starts in the last week of January but many of the children in Xecanchavox will not be attending, because their parents cannot afford to buy necessary school supplies for the children. Without those, children are not accepted at the school. Therefore, unfortunately, the severe poverty in Xecanchavox often prevents children from attending school. Their families often don’t have enough to eat, let alone the money it takes to send their children to school.
Kamalbe wants to provide the necessary supplies for each child. It costs approximately $25 US to purchase a backpack and supplies: notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons, ruler, scissors, a glue stick, erasers, sharpeners and water colours. Every year we are looking to support at least 10 children, especially those with single mothers for whom it is a real struggle to support their families. We will buy the supplies ourselves here in Xela and give them to the children personally when we visit Xecanchavox before school starts in the last week of January. Afterward, we will send you an email with the name and picture of the child who received “your” backpack!
Wish to help? Donate $10 $15 $25 or what you wish to the Kamalbe Project!
