Give today to celebrate 10 years of progress and kick off 10 more
It is with great joy that I invite you to celebrate our 10-year anniversary together! It has been a tremendous journey, made possible by the support of loyal donors and friends like you. I am so proud of what we have accomplished together in the community of Chajul. And I know that together, we can accomplish […]
This video is for you. Celebrate 10 years with us.
For 10 years Limitless Horizons Ixil has been rooted in the community of Chajul, changing the landscape to provide academic opportunity and personal development to almost 200 youth, and promoting literacy and learning to more than 1,600 children through Chajul’s first community library. With your support, we have empowered the youth of Chajul, and we are watching a new generation […]
Notes from the Horizon: Celebrating Ixil Culture
Marching to Independence On September 15, Guatemala celebrated 193 years of independence from Spain. The country erupted in festivities, and Chajul was no exception. The community celebrated with a colorful, noisy parade honoring Guatemalan national pride alongside the rich and complex Ixil culture. The parade featured an elaborate paper mache replica of Tikal, Guatemala’s largest Maya […]
Student Spotlight: Regina Puente
Regina is a testament to the incredible skill, ambition and creativity that resides in Chajul and can flourish with education and support. Regina’s favorite class is service learning where she volunteers with special needs youth. In the class, she helps people with mental or physical challenges. Through workshops and classes, she has also learned sign […]
Voices from Chajul: Memories of Chajul
Memories of Chajul by Hannah Boyer, Service Trip Participant Taking a trip to Guatemala had not been on the top of my bucket list before I was presented with the opportunity to study abroad there. I was hesitant to go to a country I knew so little about and nervous to be pushed so far out […]
Great News from our Community Library
We Are Now Catering to 1,600 Users! We want to update you on a very exciting development in our Saber sin LĂmites Community Library. We now provide services to a total of 1,600 library members! Thanks to your support and the tireless efforts of our dedicated librarians, Limitless Horizons Ixil can achieve greater reach and […]
Give now to take advantage of match day!
Every child deserves the opportunity to read and to learn. We just invigorated our fundraising campaign with the aim to reach $20,000 to support our growing library with 3 librarians and 1,500 library members! Today your gift will go even further! GlobalGiving will match your gift by 30% today starting at 9am EDT until funding runs out. Donate now to take advantage of this opportunity […]
Give to expand literacy and cultural knowledge in Chajul!
Thanks to the contributions of generous supporters like you, we have significantly expanded the impact of our community library since its opening in 2010. Today, we need your support more than ever to meet the needs of our now 1,500 library users and to continue to provide services so children like Pedro Laynez above can benefit for years to come. Our library is all […]
Come Meet our Managing Director in Santa Cruz on May 12th
Meet our Managing Director, VerĂłnica Yat Tiu, when she visits Santa Cruz on Monday, May 12th, 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 In celebration of ten years of Limitless Horizon Ixil’s progress in Chajul, Guatemala, a very remote place that has seen both drastic change and the perseverance of an […]
Press Release: Maya Leader to Speak at Event in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, Wednesday, April 23, 2014: On Monday, May 12th (7–8:30PM) at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Limitless Horizons Ixil’s (LHI) Managing Director, VerĂłnica Yat Tiu, is making her first visit to the US from Chajul, Guatemala, in celebration of 10 years of LHI’s progress in the community. She will share about her experience […]