For Adriana, a rising 7th grader, the journey to enter Colegio Horizontes was filled with excitement and hope. With a passion for math and a dream of becoming an accountant—a career reserved for men until recently—she’s ready to embrace the opportunities ahead. “I am...
Karelyn Fresly, a rising 10th grader and member of Colegio Horizontes’ first-ever middle school class, embodies the hope and potential that Limitless Horizons Ixil strives to nurture. As part of Colegio Horizontes’ first class of students, Karelyn’s takeaways from her...
When Limitless Horizons Ixil’s founder Katie Morrow left Chajul after visiting for the first time with co-founder Pedro Caba in 2004, her goal was to find 10 close friends who would pay for supplies and tuition to send 10 kids to school. One of those friends was Jimmy...
In the rural hills of Salquil Grande near Nebaj, Chajul’s Ixil neighbor, Odilia Cedillo’s journey began in a family and community deeply affected by the atrocities and lingering effects of the Guatemalan Civil War. A Maya Ixil woman from modest beginnings who grew up...
In the heart of the Maya Ixil region, where opportunities are scarce but resilience abounds, Limitless Horizons Ixil is creating a new future through education, culture, and leadership. For the Luis von Ahn Foundation—a philanthropic organization committed to...
For Marina, a mentor at Colegio Horizontes, empowerment is not just a concept—it's a deeply personal experience that has shaped both her life and now the lives of the students she mentors. Having once been a scholarship student herself, she knows firsthand the...
Zuliana Lopez, Limitless Horizons Ixil’s Co-Director and Head of Operations, is renowned for her positivity, bubbly high energy, problems solving skills, ambition, and perseverance. After long days in Chajul, Zuli gives Zumba lessons three evenings per week in Nebaj....
For Penny Rambacher (above right), education isn’t just an opportunity—it’s a lifeline. A retired flight attendant and the daughter of the late Noreen Rambacher, founder of the nonprofit Miracles in Action, Penny has dedicated her life to helping those in extreme...
Growing up in a family of six, with her father working as a farmer and her mother as a homemaker, Teresa Lucrecia believed her education would end after elementary school. "Without the support of Limitless Horizons Ixil, I think I would have only graduated from...
