What We Do

Program

Our scholarship program helps communities in the Guatemalan Highlands lift vulnerable children – and their communities – out of poverty. By providing marginalized children in these villages with educational opportunities, we help them achieve their God-given abilities.  According to USAID, average schooling in Guatemala is a short four years and only three in ten children graduate from sixth grade.

Funds received from donors provide scholarships which include tuition, school uniforms, tutoring, school supplies, nutritious food, and transportation.

Nicolás Fund for Education Goals

Anton Faulk 2023, Our Students, Ixil, Guatemala
  1. Increase the graduation rate from the 9th grade level of all village children to at least 80% of those who start 7th grade in our Christian-based academic program.
  2. Increase the percentage of children that graduate from High School (or equivalent) to 80% that start 7th grade in our program.
  3. Instill a desire for graduates to contribute to the Ixil region and to their own community so they can “pass on the blessing.”
  4. Create a sustainable education initiative involving the village education committees, village families,  primary school teachers, and community leaders.
  5. Provide opportunities through Mission trips for donors and others to personally engage with Nicolás Fund for Education scholars and their families.