Location: Guatemala

Grant Amount: $50,000

Grantee Website: limitlesshorizonsixil.org

Areas of Impact: Economic Sustainability, Education & Literacy, Gender Equality

Mission of Limitless Horizons Ixil
The mission of Limitless Horizons Ixil is to create opportunities for the indigenous youth, women, and families of Chajul, Guatemala, to develop the academic and professional skills needed to effect change in their lives and community.

Summary
This grant supports Limitless Horizon’s new secondary school, Colegio Horizontes, and enables Maya Ixil girls to continue in their education and build the confidence and skills necessary to pursue their dreams. Limitless Horizons uses a holistic educational program, including engaging academics, mentoring, nutritious meals, and family services. Graduates become champions for gender equality and women’s rights, leading their community to a brighter future.

Why We Love This
We love this project located in the post-conflict region of Chajul, Guatemala because of its goal of breaking down the barriers of poverty, gender and ethnicity that create significant barriers to the education of indigenous Ixil girls. We love the long-term goal of empowering first generation Mayan Ixil girls, who are attending school, and their mothers with academic skills, Spanish skills and professional skills needed to create positive change in their communities.