Report from Project Victoria - December 2011

1. Three more PV students graduate in 2011, bringing our total number of graduates to 26! Congratulations to Marta Isabel Aju Cuc, Maria Angelica Sacalxot Salanic, and Angel Acabal.

2. List of students who received scholarships during 2011

3. Audited financial report

4. Student Juan Lopez Guachiac presents PV President Brenda de Leon with a rooster as a gift.

5. Students send written holiday greetings to Project Victoria supporters.

6. 2011 student graduation ceremony photos.

 

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1. Three PV students graduate in 2011, bringing our total number of graduates to 26!

These three students have achieved the victory they set out for themselves when they first applied for help from Project Victoria to be able to study. Our 2011 graduates are:

Graduate #24: Marta Isabel Aju Cuc, from Nahual. Program: Bilingual eduation. She is now licensed to be a teacher.

 

2. Graduate #25: Angélica Sacalxot Salanic. Home community: Cantel. Angélica's diploma is in legal studies. She is pictured below with PV board members Roland Elf and Marielos Hernandez.

 

Letter from Angélica Sacalxot Salanic (click to enlarge; translation forthcoming):

 

3. Graduate #26: Angel Acabal. Program: Bilingual eduation. Home community: El Quiché. Angel is pictured here in 2010, wearing a "I know my reproductive rights" T-shirt as part of Project Victoria's reproductive health campaign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. List of students who received scholarships during 2011

	Name	Home village	Level in school
1	Angélica Sacalxot Salanic	Cantel	Graduated in legal studies
2	María Celestina Tambriz Tze’p	Nahual	3rd year of basic
3	Juán López Guachiac	Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan	5th year magisterio
4	David Israel Coz	Nebaj	5th year magisterio
5	Marta Isabel Cuc	Nahual	6th year Magisterio
6	César David Calel Vicente	Momostenango	5th year of primary
7	Danilo Cristóbal Calel Vicente	Momostenango	5th year of primary
8	Gonzalo López	Quetzaltenango	2nd year basic
9	Ángel Acabal	El Quiche	Graduated as a teacher
10	Wilson Enrique Panjoj	Solola	1st year of basic
11	Rigoberto Cocom Ramos	Tzampoj	5th year primary
12	Eugenia Tambriz Tambriz	Tzampoj	2nd year basic
13	Isabela Josefina Ixtos García	Tzampoj	2nd year basic
14	Pascuala Cristina Ixtos Sohom	Tzampoj	3rd year basic
15	Ana María Coj Tambriz	Tzampoj	5th year primary
16	Mario Sohom y Sohom	Tzampoj	1st year primary
17	Miguel Ángel Tahay Guachiac	Tzampoj	2nd year basic
18	Berta Ines Tahay Ixtos	Tzampoj	1st year primary

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3. Audited financial report for 2010 (click for full version)

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4. Student Juan Lopez Guachiac presents PV President Brenda de Leon with a rooster as a gift

A letter from Juan's school regarding his achievements follows (translation forthcoming):

 

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5. Students send written holiday greetings to Project Victoria supporters

PV student Wilson Enrique Panjoj with his mother, former PV student Oralia Chopen Churunel, and his sister Carla:

A letter from Wilson Enrique Panjoj follows (translation forthcoming):

Maria Celestina Tambriz Tze’p, from Nahual, and her father:

A letter from Maria Celestina Tambriz Tze’p follows (translation forthcoming):

Ivan Gonzalo Lopez Arana with his mother and brother:

A letter from Ivan Gonzalo Lopez Arana follows (translation forthcoming):

Page two of Ivan's letter:

Danilo Cristobal Calel Vicente, Cesar David Calel Vicente, and their mother:

Letter from Danilo Cristobal Calel Vicente

 

Letter from Cesar David Calel Vicente

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6. More photos from student graduation ceremonies:

 

 

 

 Tax-deductible contributions to Project Victoria may be made to:

Project Victoria Fund
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
324 3rd Street SE
Cedar Rapids IA 52401
319-366-2862

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