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It’s time to visit our villages: GPS Google Mapping

We figured our supporters should know where their money goes, so we’re using GPS Google Maps to take you into each village. Click here to visit Xienglohm.

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Completed Schools

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Ongoing Builds

11

Upcoming Builds
Cerro de oro

Cerro de Oro

The name of this village, which means Hill of Gold, comes from an old Mayan legend! When the Spaniards first occupied Guatemalan soil, the Tzu'Tujil native indigenous tribe buried all of their gold in the hill to hide it from the conquistadors...
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Chuchexic

“Education is the key to our survival,” says Jose Antonio, coordinator for the Guatemalan Ministry of Education and native-born Chuchexic resident...
El Adelanto

El Adelanto

Upon entering the small hamlet of El Adelanto, one is immediately captured by the beauty and tranquility of the quite rural town and the valley that surrounds it...
El Cacao

El Cacao High School

Once a sleepy farm community overlooking the mountains of Dario, the community of El Cacao and its 13 surrounding communities have now become one of the fastest growing locations in the region...
Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel Primary

Santa Isabel is a small community of 53 families nestled at the base of a large coffee plantation...
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Xongja Preschool

This project will create new, adequate space for the 150+ students in the community; it will also mark the beginning of a partnered commitment to educational opportunities and increased attendance rates...
Sixto Sanchez

Sixto Sanchez Primary

Until recently, the Sixto Sanchez coffee cooperative was thriving...
Verapaz

Verapaz Primary School

At the end of a long and rocky dirt road, spread along the sides of the rolling hills near El Tuma is the community of Verapaz...
El Blandon

El Blandón Primary School

The school in El Blandón sits on the top of a hill, surrounded by five different neighborhoods...
Parcelamiento

Parcelamiento Preschool

In the village of Parcelamiento El Molino San Pedro, Guatemala there is an early education center filled with 35 curious children and 2 engaging teachers...
Pasajquim

Pasajquim Primary School

At the end of a poorly maintained dirt road, a long distance from neighboring townships, lies the clandestine community of Pasajquim...
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Jok Preschool

The young children of Jok village have never before been to preschool; this project will put the 50+ littlest students in class for the first time...
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Nambo Primary School

This school for 1st and 2nd graders creates space for 60+ eager-to-learn students to nurture their education...
Olominapa

Olominapa Primary School

The road to Olominapa was nearly destroyed by fallen rocks, trees and debris from the last strong rains, which damaged crops and limited access to the community...
El Terrero

El Terrero Primary School

Just 4km off the Pan-American Highway, this community of 700 inhabitants is located on the borders of two municipalities...
Boum Lao

Boum Lao Preschool

A one-room preschool that provides space for the village's youngest students to start their education...
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Boum Lao Primary School

A two-room primary school that provides adequate space for the 1st and 2nd graders of Boum Lao village...
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Xecotoj Primary School

Quite literally washed away by Hurricane Stan in 2005, Xecotoj is a community that has undergone many changes, but maintains its commitment to rebuild its community and work towards a better future for its children...
Agua Fria Preschool

Agua Fría Preschool

The community of Agua Fría, also known as Mount Sinai, sits at the end of an 18km dirt road connecting this relocated community to the closest town of Ciudad Dario...
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Pak Tor Primary School

The project in Pak Tor will bring an adequate space and learning environment to early primary students...
Na Mai

Na Mai Preschool

A project to formalize early education in a Lao mountain village...
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Phayong Preschool

A project that delivers early education to a remote group of ethnic minority students...
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Pak Houy Kod Preschool

A one-room preschool that will introduce the village's children to formal early education...
Vieng Kham

Vieng Kham CLC

A community center and library that serves as a place of continued education for the area's 100+ children...
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Pak Tor Preschool

An hour South of Luang Prabang, the Pak Tor project will introduce early education to a rural ethnic minority community...
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Verapaz Preschool

At the end of a long and rocky dirt road, spread along the sides of the rolling hills near El Tuma is the community of Verapaz...
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Tapasle Preschool

Tapasle is located in San Ramón’s “zona seca,” or dry zone, which has been identified as the area of most need in the municipality, with the least attention from both non-governmental and governmental agencies...
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Montegrande Primary

Arriving at Montegrande feels like arriving in another world in another time...
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Sixto Sanchez Preschool

Until recently, the Sixto Sanchez coffee cooperative was thriving...
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Santa Isabel Preschool

Santa Isabel is a small community of 53 families nestled at the base of a large coffee plantation...
Agua Fria

Agua Fría Primary School

The community of Agua Fría, also known as Mount Sinai, sits at the end of an 18km dirt road connecting this relocated community to the closest town of Ciudad Dario...
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Na Mai Primary School

A project to build a three room structure that will house early primary students...
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Xongja Primary School

This project will create new, adequate space for the 150+ students in the community; it will also mark the beginning of a partnered commitment to educational opportunities and increased attendance rates...
Pa Suk

Pa Suk Preschool

A one-room preschool that joins Pa Suk’s exceptional educational infrastructure to bring early education to its students...
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Champhet Dormitory

A project to allow 150 high-potential females in Luang Prabang’s poorest district to stay in school...
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Phik Nyai Preschool

In a village that has never received any outside help, the new PoP preschool joins the community-built and supported primary school...
Nong Khiaw

Nong Khiaw CLC

A re-build of the Nong Khiaw Community Cultural Center with the NGO Community Learning International, the new structure has an activity room, a library and a large outdoor area...
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Pak Pa Preschool

A joint project between PoP and the NGO Community Learning International, Pak Pa preschool is in its first year of operation...
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Xienglohm Preschool

A two room preschool in the district’s center of education, Xienglohm preschool delivers education to over 45+ never before schooled local children...
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Bo He Preschool

Located in the mountains, the Bo He preschool is a welcomed addition to the village supported and self-sustaining primary school...
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Phayong Primary School

A remote mountain village, the Phayong primary school has brought educational access to over 90 students...
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Pha Theung Preschool

PoP’s first school, built with the NGO Give Children A Choice, brings access to early childhood development to this rural village of 650+ Lao people...
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Houy Thong Primary

A project to maintain access to early education for Houy Thong’s 1st and 2nd graders who are too young to walk to the nearest primary school...
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Nunsavat Preschool

A one-room preschool that replaced dilapidated 30-year-old structure to house Nunsavat’s preschoolers...
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