News

Click here for the March 2008 report, covering the following topics:

1. Congratulations to our four recent graduates!

2. A message from Juana Sohom Ajpacaja, who is planning sexual and reproductive health workshops for PV

3. PV board member Roland Elf collaborates on the publication of a vocabulary book of the Maya K'iche' language

4. Six female students make Casa Victoria their home

5. A home visit to one of the PV families

6. Audited Year-End Financial Report for 2007

7. Welcome to our new students!

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Click here for the 2007 Project Victoria Midyear Report, including the following topics:

1. Another student graduates-- Congratulations to Victor Manuel de León!
2. Audited Year-End Financial Report for 2006
3. Several PV students move on
4. New student Catarina Lopez Guarchaj narrates her community's experience of Hurricane Stan
5. Student Isabel Guarchaj's report on ongoing reproductive health workshops
6. Work continues at 'Ixoq Kalanik' Birth Clinic for Indigenous Women, run by PV student Isabel Guarchaj
7. Contribute through United Way
8. Welcome to our new students! A list of current scholarships recipients for 2007.

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The Fall 2006 online newsletter includes the following topics:

1. Congratulations to our first graduate!
2. PV workshops address reproductive health
3. PV student starts clinic for indigenous women
4. Contribute through United Way
5. Requesting donor input and support for 2007
6. Email from student Gloria Lopez

Click on the link above to read the full report, with photos from Guatemala.

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Click here for the Project Victoria 2005 report, with audited financial statements prepared by Project Victoria's accountant in Guatemala.

The photo below is from a June 2006 meeting with the Project Victoria families to distribute scholarship funds. Pictured are Paulina Quisquina, Oralia Chopen, and Oralia's son Wilson.

Hurricane Stan hit Guatemala in early October 2005 and had a devastating effect. None of the Project Victoria students or volunteers were seriously hurt, but families of several of the students lost their homes in the storm. During this crisis, Project Victoria student Isabel Guarchaj assumed a leadership role in coordinating relief efforts in Nahualá. Read more about the hurricane, the recovery process, and the participation of Project Victoria students at the Hurricane Stan page.

On May 29, 2005, Project Victoria Coordinator Marielos Hernández received news that she had been awarded a Native Leadership scholarship through the Channel Foundation. The award will pay for her graduate education in the field of mental health and counseling while she continues to lead Project Victoria.

Claire Hamill, an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer who has worked with Procul Harum, Ray Davies of the Kinks, Yes, and Wishbone Ash, among others. She carried out a benefit concert for Project Victoria in England. Check out her website: www.clairehamill.co.uk

At 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2005, a benefit concert featuring international bluesman Ray Blue on saxophone was held at Stello Performance Hall at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. Tickets benefitted the scholarship students of Project Victoria.

On Friday, February 25, 2005, an article appeared in the Cedar Rapids Gazette describing Christopher Curran's visits to Spanish classes at local high schools to speak about political history and current events in Guatemala. The article also publicized a benefit salsa dance at CSPS art gallery in Czech Village that was held that night and drew many Cedar Rapids high school students.

Continue on to see links to organizations that support Project Victoria.

 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