Essays, articles, and updates from PaperSeed's projects.
When lockdowns sent 1.5 billion children home from school, many of our grantee partners had to halt their activities. But their dedication to their work pushed them to find creative solutions to continue providing education to the children they serve. Our partners at Girl Rising Guatemala have taken to the airwaves to reach youth in their communities:
Read MorePaperSeed’s First Annual Run to Raise was a great success, and we were so pleased to have so many people from around the globe join us. Among our participants were seven students from the MAIA Impact School in Guatemala.
Read MoreWe like to support programs that train local mentors because they tend to have a stronger bond with their community and a greater understanding of the cultural barriers and influences that affect youth in their area. Often, that’s because these young adult mentors have faced the same struggles. One such mentor recently shared her experience with us, and we’re honored to be able to share it with you now
Read MoreLife for a Mayan Indigenous girl is fraught with difficulty. Living primarily in remote villages, Mayan Indigenous girls are born into a rigid social structure where education is frequently not an option for them. Persistent gender discrimination, coupled with the highly gendered expectations that girls help their mothers with house chores, cooking, and caring for other family members results in Mayan Indigenous girls being far less educated than their male counterparts. But lack of education is just one component of the pervasive cycle of poverty girls face in this part of the world. . .
Read MoreWe have had the pleasure of working with Corrina and the SERES team since 2014, when we partnered with them to support their Sustainability Leadership program. The SERES mission is to cultivate and catalyze youth leaders to create more just and sustainable communities in Central America, and under Corrina's leadership they are doing all that and more.
Read MoreThe PaperSeed Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening educational opportunities for children and young people in underserved and resource-lacking communities around the world.
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