LHI

This holiday season, we're reflecting with deep gratitude on the success of our programs and the impact you've helped us to make on the lives of the youth and children we serve, as well as their families. Here are just a few of the successes we'd like to celebrate...

When I started coming to Chajul in 2003, there was no public library. Nothing of the sort! I saw kids trying to do homework on dirt floors in dark homes. I didn't see kids reading anything besides the few books they had at school--and each one of those books had to be...

  An Interview with a Graduating Scholar: In Eduardo Rey's 6 years in the Youth Development Program, he's shown great commitment to his education. Now, he is showing commitment to his community as he helps us with vacation activities for the children in the...

"Gracious in Spirit & Love": The day we met Cecilia By Jan Musen, Discover & Serve trip participant and LHI sponsor A framed photograph of my husband and me hung on the wall as we entered Cecilia's two-room home. On the right wall were paper cutouts of...

  Cultural Story Hour: Learning Local Lore from Chajul Elders Every week, in the Saber Sin Límites Community Library, the librarians read books to the children during Story Hour. The books are usually in Spanish, though the librarians also translate into Ixil as...

Last month, former Guatemalan president Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted of genocide against the Ixil population on the testimony of nearly 100 witnesses from Chajul and the other towns in the region. Now, the conviction has been revoked by Guatemala's highest court,...

Dear friends, Last week was a historic one in Guatemala. The courageous voices of witnesses from Chajul and other Ixil communities contributed to the conviction of former president Jose Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide committed in the Ixil region under his leadership...