Category: Education

Bridging Worlds: Celebrating Q’eqchi’ on International Mother Language Day

When most people think of Guatemala, they assume Spanish is spoken everywhere. But for many Indigenous communities, including the villages EnLevo serves, Q’eqchi’ is their heart language—a rich, beautiful Mayan tongue that has only been written down in the past few decades. Yet, while Q’eqchi’ connects these communities to their heritage, it also limits their ability to engage with a country where...

In remote Guatemalan villages, groups of adults are embarking on a journey they once thought impossible—learning to read and write for the very first time. Through EnLevo’s innovative program StudiaOne, these men and women are gaining access to literacy lessons in their native language, Q’eqchi’, entirely offline. This program is not just changing lives; it’s opening doors to new opportunities.

Without reliable internet access, learning flows between mentor and student via a...

Breaking Barriers: Parents Learn to Read

Meet the students using EnLevo’s StudiaOne Learning Platform—people who are rewriting their stories despite incredible odds. In rural Guatemala, education is often out of reach, especially for indigenous adults. Imagine parents, never having the chance to learn, now grasping a tablet for the first time, eager to finally read, write, and create brighter futures.

Why is this needed? In places like Alta Verapaz, poverty keeps education out of...