Reading Village promote children's literacy in Guatemala

This is Rosmery. She is one of Reading Village's teen reading promoters who receives funding for school in return for her literacy work with children in her community. She's eighteen years old but just started high school this year. Her father, who only completed the first grade, doesn't much value education. So Rosmery had to drop out for a while to help her family. Going back to school was a personal dream and struggle for her. And then her mother died a few months ago and she nearly had to give up that dream. But she has stood strong against her father to continue her studies and remain in our program.

She wants to be a teacher. Can you imagine? She comes from a family that does not value education, and yet she not only aspires to educate herself but to dedicate her life to educating others. Because of Reading Village, Rosmery and the other reading promoters will be the first generation of parents, teachers, and community leaders in their community who will read to their children.

Click here to learn more about Reading Village, an organization who works with Guatemalan residents to create a culture of reading.