About

Project Victoria is a scholarship program providing young people in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, with tuition to attend local high schools. School supplies, bus fare, and extracurricular workshops are also provided for the 26 students who are currently studying with support from the project.

Why is it necessary?

The Guatemalan government, which is still struggling to rebuild the country’s infrastructure after a 36-year Civil War that ended in 1996, provides free public education only through primary school. Tuition is charged for high school, which makes it impossible for the majority of Guatemalans to continue their education after about age 12. The students who receive scholarships from Project Victoria would not be able to study without this financial support.

How is it funded?

The Project Victoria fund is administered by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity in Iowa. The GCRCF handles all legal and tax issues so that donations are tax deductible, and it transfers money from fundraising to the bank account of Asociación Victoria, the nonprofit organization in Guatemala that administers the scholarships. All funding for Project Victoria comes from the contributions of individuals and groups, who are kept up-to-date on the students' progress through bulletins and personal letters. You can find out how to become a donor at the Support us page.

Continue on to see biographies of Project Victoria students.

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

Project Victoria Fund
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
200 1st St. SW
Cedar Rapids IA 52404
319-366-2862