Today, I Am a Proud Director by Katie Morrow, Executive Director & Co-Founder January 31, 2014: On this cold, gray day in Chajul, I am a proud director and it feels like anything is possible. We surpassed our 2013 fundraising goals and we just hired two of...
Notes from the Horizon
Happy Holidays!
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...
A Letter from Executive Director Katie Morrow
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...
Notes from the Horizon: Happy fall from our little readers!
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...
Voices from Chajul: Longtime sponsor meets her student
"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...
Notes from the Horizon: Cultural Story Hour & more
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...
Limitless Horizons Ixil creates opportunities for the indigenous youth, women, and families of Chajul, Guatemala to develop the academic and professional skills needed to effect change in their lives and community. Learn more about our programs, see where we work, or...
2013 Spring Giving Campaign
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 Now, the conviction has been revoked by Guatemala's highest court,...
Does the genocide ruling mean justice for Chajul?
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...