

Mask-making initiative raises thousands for impoverished Maya
Mary Jane Henley is an educator and lawyer who dedicated her career to working with children and adults with intellectual disabilities...


COVID-19 threatens education for Maya Jaguar students
The COVID-19 virus emerged in Guatemala in early March and almost immediately curtailed our efforts to offer a quality education to our...


Celebrating our Maya Jaguar graduate: Estela lands top nursing position
On a rainy February afternoon during my recent stay at Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala’s Maya Jaguar school, AAV’s founder and executive...


Summer update from Guatemala: Parent’s Day pride
Greetings from Guatemala! I am writing this blog on a warm summer morning at Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala’s Maya Jaguar Educational...


Literacy for underserved girls in Guatemala: Rotary partners with Adopt-a-Village
Emily Francona is the coordinator of a signature service project called Let’s Leave No Girl Behind (LLNGB) sponsored by Rotary E-Club of...


On the road to education and literacy: a journey to Guatemala
Making an impact As the new coordinator of a signature service project called Let’s Leave No Girl Behind (LLNGB) sponsored by Rotary...


Honoring family
Family has always been at the center of Shirley Ubinger’s life. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shirley and her late...


Paying it forward in Guatemala
While browsing in a jade shop in Antigua in 2003, Fran Lenski, picked up a flyer with a photograph of an impoverished Mayan girl on the...


Family finds joy in sponsoring a special-needs child in Guatemala
Residents of Newport Beach, California, Alison and Charlie Nightingale and their family have supported Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala for...


Woman Shares Global Travels: On a path to help others
Adopt-a-Village founder and president Frances Dixon is featured in the Grants Pass Daily Courier on Saturday, April 9, 2016.