Category Archives: Vocational Training

Village Health Enhanced through Emergency Medical Response Trainings

Distance and time are the acting conditions that dictate the quality of medical care received by rural indigenous communities.  A single Promotor (village Health Promotor) and a Comadrona (Midwife) are often the nearest and most accessible sources of healthcare for … Continue reading

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Practice Makes Possibilities

Federico Chun Tec has a broad smile as he talks about his experience being a student at Ak’ Tenamit over the past year. Rico, as his friends call him, is a recent graduate of Asociación Ak’ Tenamit high school who … Continue reading

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Seniors’ final projects show readiness to serve communities

Being able to pass final exams isn’t enough to graduate from Ak’ Tenamit. 12th grade students have to prove that they can put their classroom learning into practice and they have been doing just that over the past few months.  … Continue reading

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Zoila wants every girl to know she is valuable

Zoila Esmeralda Catun rebelled against her father and cultural tradition to fulfill her dream to study.  At the age of 12, her father wanted her to marry an 18-year-old man, but she refused. He told her there was no money … Continue reading

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