Building Schools in Guatemala
Attending School Translates into Opportunity
The Sienna Projects builds schools in small indigenous mountain villages in the Highlands of Guatemala, where there may not be enough classrooms or no classrooms at all. The national government pays teachers’ salaries, but does not provide funds for school buildings. In many villages children never go to school for lack of classrooms.
The Sienna Project is intended as a living memorial to Sienna, the daughter of the Reverend Marlin and Anitra Lavanhar of All Souls in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sienna died suddenly and unexpectedly three days after her third birthday in May 2006. Sienna's grandfather, Martin, his wife, Caroline and Sienna's Uncle Derek established the Sienna Project as a 501c3 NJ non profit.
Sienna will never have the opportunity to be a teacher, or even have the chance to go to school, but in her honor we are making it possible for hundreds and eventually thousands of Mayan children in Guatemala to go to school. The opportunity to positively impact the lives of that many children happens rarely. We are taking advantage of that opportunity. We invite you to join us.
We build at least one school a year and as of 2011 have built a total of 16 classrooms (6 schools) since 2007. With your help we will continue to build schools and transform the lives of many more Mayan children.
The contrast between the new school and the old in Aqua Viva.
With the new school, the number of students attending more then doubled.
For 2011, the Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship took a whole group down for a whole week.
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IN 2012 We will build a school for special needs children. Can you envision a better gift to yourself, a loved one, a friend, and, above all, the Mayan children who will benefit?
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