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Elisabeth Nicholson worked at Maya Educational Foundation for more than three decades, and was instrumental in getting the organization to where it is today. Before retiring, Elisabeth sat down with Amy to talk about some of the most memorable moments at MEF. Q. When did you take on the role of Executive Director at MEF? […]

Giving Tuesday is focused on the act and spirit of giving back to children and families in need after we celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, we need your help.  Dear Friends of MEF: This Giving Tuesday (December 3rd), we need to raise $12,500 to cover University scholarships for 5 promising indigenous leaders from Chiapas, Mexico in

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM-GUATEMALA VOLUNTEERS! Dear Friends of MEF: 2024 marks 20 years of ELP-Guatemala. This is indeed a proud achievement and we salute all our amazing English language volunteer teachers. We thank everyone involved in the success of the English Language Program over the years, especially its original creators and leaders Jane

Dear Friends: With Spring in the air here in New England, we hope this update finds you well. We are pleased to let you know that, for 2024, we are able to continue all scholarships to Maya students in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. If you follow us on social media, you already know about one

Dear Friends: With 2024 now well underway, we wish to thank those of you who have sent contributions to support MEF programs and those of you who decided to sign up for recurring giving at www.mayaedufound.org We know that times are lean for many and, therefore, it means all the more that you have decided to give

Dear Friends: With 2023 rushing towards its end, we wanted to take this moment before the Thanksgiving holiday to give you some quick updates. You answered our call in our August bulletin to support the English Language Program and we are happy to report that we received sufficient donations to cover the ELP-Guatemala effort this

Dear Friends: We hope you are having a good summer. ELP-Guatemala is going strong. Today, we would like to express gratitude to our past and current English Language Program (ELP) volunteers and leaders who have given much of their time and patience to Maya students. 19 years ago, ELP-Guatemala started with Jane and Bob Greenberg leading

Dear Friends: We just put our 2023 midyear letter in the mail and hope for a good response in order to be able to help our Maya students succeed. Thank you. You can read the letter here. The Ceremony of Life for Joan Robinson, Vice President of the Daniele Agostino Derossi Foundation, last Saturday was beautiful and

Dear Friends: This year, the majority of our scholarship students in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize have finally been able to transition from online to in-person classes. Students much prefer the in-person classes. In Guatemala, only a small number of our students who attend Universidad de San Carlos in the central campus (Guatemala City) continue to

Spring is in the Air! Here in New England, the first spring flowers are coming out now and everything feels new again, full of promise and hope. Hope springs eternal not only in nature but also in our hearts when a new beginning is underway. For our Maya students, hope becomes reality when they are