Thank You for your Continued Loyal Support
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Dear Sponsors and Donors, Thank you for your continued loyal support of the Chiapas Education Program! Please know how much your sacrifices are appreciated. In honor of and in the spirit of our indigenous brothers and sisters who have been cultivating corn for over 7000 years, we offer this November Thanksgiving prayer. Click here ...
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Graduate Student sends Greetings
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Antonio Vazquez Gomez, one of the Chiapas education program's graduate students majoring in law, sends this month's greeting to the MTF family.
To read Antonio's note, click here ...
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Join Mission Teaching Foundation's pre-Christmas Visit to Chiapas
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Our group will visit the Students at the boys' and girls' hostels in Yajalon, distribute toys to children in a poor community of San Cristobal de Las Casas and celebrate with the villagers of San Isidro the inaugural of the project that brings water to their community. An inspiring time to be in Chiapas and watch the faithful as they traditionally run, in bare feet, with a flame in hand, toward the shrines celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe.
For all the information, click here ...
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Picture Gallery to Foster Stronger Awareness
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Your webmaster is happy to announce that sponsors and friends visiting the MTF supported regions and communities will now have the opportunity to share their impressions and experiences pictorially. We are still in a beta mode! Any feedback is appreciated.
Click here ... or VIEW THE MTF PICTURE GALLERY on the side bar.
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The 2008 - 2009 School Year Kicks Off
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The 2008-2009 school year has kicked off for our students in the Chiapas Education Program. Elmar Hernandez Gomez, a Tzeltal-speaking Mayan college graduate of the education program, is currently the administrator of Yashalum, the indigenous non-profit association in Chiapas with which MTF parners. This month, he sends us an overview of this year's enrollment. To read Elmar's note, click here for ENGLISH or SPANISH
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Co-op Facilitator Goes North Before Heading South
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Joanne Castronovo, who is helping the indigenous women of Yajalon start a co-op, is attending the Coady International Institute in Nova Scotia this fall to learn more about development and leadership. To read Joanne's story, please click here ...
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Faithful Fundraiser Takes Group to Guatemala
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Mireille Hanna, one of MTF's faithful fundtaisers, recently took a group to Guatamala.To read about their experiences, please click here ...
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☀Chiapas Education Program is Bearing Fruit☀
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The Education Program in Chiapas is steadily maturing. The majority of our students are now at the university level, and many of our graduates have already begun to utilize the education they have obtained to the benefit of their communities. Elsa Maria Martinez de la Cruz is one such young woman. Elsa Maria had the opportunity to spend a semester at Cal Poly-Pomona as part of a cultural exchange program. Inspired by the experience, she has returned to Chiapas to motivate our younger students.
To read the Elsa Maria Story, click here for ENGLISH or SPANISH
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Hospital provides much Needed Medical Assistance
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Mission Teaching Foundation is currently sponsoring five students who have volunteered and will be returning to work at Hospital San Carlos in the town of Altamirano, Chiapas after graduating from nursing school. To read about the medical care, which has been provided at the hospital during the first half of 2008, click here ...
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