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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

“Dear friends, I am writing to share with you the sad news of the unexpected and sudden death of Joan Robinson, who was involved with the Daniele Agostino Derossi Foundation for many years, and who was the Vice-President of our board of trustees. Those of you who knew Joan, I want to share with you

Dear Friends of MEF:We have started the New Year strong and busy, with MEF support for 2023 sent out already or on its way to each of the programs. Before making the disbursements, we meet one more time with the leaders of each program to confirm all important details. It’s a laborious but necessary process.

We have started the New Year strong and busy, with MEF support on its way to the programs, after meeting with each to confirm everything live once more. It’s a laborious but necessary process. We thank our partners and students for their year end narrative and financial reports, some still coming in. They are paramount

For being great board members at MEF. We thank them for their service and care for our mission. It was an honor and pleasure to work with them.

Iris Baten was recently featured in the magazine Heroínas en la Ciencia promoted by SENACYT (Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) in Guatemala. I am an indigenous woman from a Maya Mam community. I was born in Cabricán, Quetzaltenango, a town full of natural beauty but poor. My family migrated to Guatemala City to find

We trust you had safe travels home and have started the New Year well. You taking two weeks out of your life during Holiday season and coming to teach our students English is a gift that neither the students nor we will soon forget. Muchas gracias a todas! We know that our students learned so

As 2022 draws to a close, we want to wish you and your families peaceful and cozy Holidays and a healthy and happy New Year. 1992-2022: 30 years of our work could not have happened without you, our friends and donors. You have shown us generosity and kindness all through the years. We are so

The Maya Educational Foundation (MEF) is pleased to announce that a fund has been formally established in honor and memory of our much beloved colleague, teacher, and friend Diane M. Nelson, who passed away in April of 2022. Diane was an anthropologist whose world and world view were deeply entwined with her time and experiences