Sponsor a Child

Please take a look at the following pictures of children who need sponsors for the school year 2008 which runs from January through October. If you are interested and would like further information about any one of our children won’t you please contact us at denisefrancis1@gmail.com or under Contact on our web site.

Please click on any one of the pictures below to see them close up.



GLEIDY SUCELLY GABRIEL CHOY is nine years old and in third grade. She has two brothers and one sister. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a farmer. Glendy is a smiley girl who loves basketball and watching movies. She loves pizza and all colors. If she could be any animal she would be a rabbit because they jump and run fast.


KEVIN JOHANY CUXIL GONZALES is nine years old and in second grade. He has two brothers and one sister. His mother is a housewife and his father is a caretaker. Kevin loves painting and learning about math. His favorite sport is soccer. He loves the color red and his favorite food is salad. If he could be any animal he would be a lion because it is the king of the jungle.


ANDRÉS MANUEL DE JESÚS AJSIVINAC ORDOÑEZ is eight years old and in second grade. He has four brothers and three sisters. His mother is a housewife and his father is a farmer. Andres is a fun boy who loves learning math and playing soccer. He loves the color green and eating pizza. If he could be any animal he would be a tiger, which is his favorite animal, because of their colors.


MARIA ELENA ESQUIT CHOC is seven years old and is in first grade. She has four brothers and two sisters. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a farmer. Maria is a happy girl who loves learning about science and loves baby blue. She loves playing football with her friends. If she could be any animal she would be a butterfly because they fly.


VERONICA SAMOL XICAY is a sweet, lovable 9 year old in 4th grade who likes to laugh and have fun. Her favourite thing to do is spend time with her family on family nights. Her bishop said she is very intelligent and for that reason wants to see her in school. Everything interests Veronica! If she could be an animal she would be a chicken because they give food to others. She also likes to eat chicken.


BRYAN DANIEL MICH CHOC is six years old and in Kindergarten. He has two brothers and one sister. His mother is a housewife and his father owns a bread shop. Bryan likes the color red and loves eating chicken. He loves to help his mother and loves to paint in school. If he could be any animal, he would be a tiger because of their eyes. He loves playing soccer because it’s his favorite sport.


JOHANA ESTEFANIA MICH AJIC is eight years old and is in first grade. She has two brothers and one sister. Her mother is a housewife and her father works with animals. Johana loves gymnastics and playing with friends. She also loves Family Night with her family singing songs from church. She loves art and the color pink. Her favorite food is bread with chicken. If she could be any animal she would be a lion because they run really fast.








Ana Lidia Julaj Batz is nine years old and in third grade. She has no brothers and five sisters. Her father is an electrician. Ana has a sweet personality and loves learning English. She loves basketball and eating chicken. Her favorite color is purple. If she could be any animal she would be a rabbit because they like food.


Enma Julaj Batz is twelve years old and is in fourth grade. She has no brothers and five sisters. Her father is an electrician. Enma is an enthusiastic girl who loves platanos and the color black. Her favorite animal is the dolphin. When she has free time she loves to play with her sisters. Her favorite class is science and she loves to play basketball. If she could be any animal she would want to be a bird because they can fly.








Tirza Beatriz Mich Ajic is eleven years old and is in fifth grade. She has two brothers and one sister. Her mother is a housewife and her father is takes care of animals. Tirza is a fun loving girl that loves all colors, all animals and all of her classes. Her favorite food guisado and she just likes to have fun. Her favorite sports are basketball and soccer and she would like to be a butterfly if she could because they are so colourful.








Linsa Maria Julaj Batz is thirteen years old and is in seventh grade. She has no brothers and four sisters. Her father is an electrician. She is an excelent student. Her favorite color is green and she likes to eat chow mien. He favorite animal is an eagle that is what she would like to be if she could be any animal because they are so free. She likes to read, swim and loves all her classes.








Sariah Oneida Julaj Batz is fourteen years old and is in eighth grade. She has no brothers and four sisters. Her father is an electrician. Her favorite food is paches. Her favorite color is black and she likes to swim. If she could be any animal she would like to be an eagle because they are free. Her favorite animal is a cat. When Sariah has time she likes to read, especially science fiction.


The majority of our approximately 250 students are of Mayan descent and tremendously poor. This means that a large segment of our student population can not pay for their education. When this happens, if we do not have sufficient sponsors, the children are pulled out of school and put in government schools where there are too many children and not enough teachers; or they are put into the fields to work. Yet one of the most powerful and endearing gifts we can give to a child is that of giving them an education. With this they are then able to be more self determined, confident, able, secure, and helpful to others - including members of their own families.

Some of the problems facing the people of Guatemala are the high cost of goods, the huge unemployment rate, and tremendously low wages when work is ultimately found. For example, a small carton of milk costs Q7 and a box of cornflakes Q25. Parents may make Q32 a day IF they can find work. And so it is not surprising to find that the cost of an education is also out of the reach of many families.

After cutting all possible costs we can we have found that it costs $50 a month to educate a child in Colegio Mesoamericano - Patzicia. The children are in school 10 months, so that comes to $500 a year. Ninety percent of our students are on partial scholarships, and ten percent on full scholarships. This means that we must have sponsors for our children. If you feel you are able to make a difference in the life of even one child, please consider becoming either a full or partial sponsor.

Your donation is tax deductible and 100% is applied to one or more children. We do not use your money for administrative purposes. You will receive periodic reports and pictures of your sponsored child.

For more information on sponsoring one of our children, please let us know. You can contact Julio Salazar, Director of Operations at: jrs@c.net.gt or by mail or phone at:

The Rose Education Foundation
1350 East Draper Parkway
Draper, Utah 84020-8567
Telephone: 801.553.1500
www.roseeducation.org		 Colegio Mesoamericano
Km. 69.5 Carretera Interamericana
Patzicía, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Telephone:
011.502.7830.5266
011.502.7830.5259