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🇬🇹 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLSHer voice. Her culture. Her leadership. Our tomorrow.Today...
09/06/2026

🇬🇹 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS

Her voice. Her culture. Her leadership. Our tomorrow.

Today, the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund honors Indigenous women and girls whose knowledge, identity, leadership, and determination are shaping the future of Guatemala.

Krizzley Ordoñez García is one of those women.

Coming from a rural community in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Krizzley found an opportunity to continue her education through Ak’ Tenamit. What began as a chance to study became something much greater.

Today, Krizzley carries the strength and identity of her Maya culture into national and international spaces. She has advocated for climate action, biodiversity, Indigenous territories, and the leadership of Indigenous women. Her journey has taken her from her community in Guatemala to global forums, including international climate and biodiversity conferences.

And in her own words:

“I am living proof that Ak’ Tenamit changes lives—because it has completely transformed mine.”

This is why this day is so meaningful to us.

At the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund, we believe education is more than access to a classroom. It can give a young woman the opportunity to strengthen her voice, lead while honoring her culture, advocate for her community, and determine her own future.

Krizzley represents what becomes possible when Indigenous girls are given the opportunity to learn, lead, and be heard.

💛 Invest in her education. Believe in her leadership. Help build Guatemala’s tomorrow.

🌎 www.thegtfund.org

Today, two important observances come together: the International Day of Charity and the International Day of the World’...
09/05/2026

Today, two important observances come together: the International Day of Charity and the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls.

For The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund, this day reflects something we see every day in the communities we serve: when people come together to give, they can open doors that might otherwise remain closed.

For an Indigenous girl in Guatemala, access to education can mean more than a classroom. It can mean discovering her potential, gaining the skills to build a career, finding her voice, and having the opportunity to shape her own future.

That is the impact of your generosity.

Through our support of Ak’ Tenamit, donations help provide Indigenous students with access to education, skills development, and opportunities that can reach far beyond their years at school. The impact extends to their families, their communities, and generations that follow.

We believe in creating opportunity—not dependency. We believe Indigenous students deserve the tools, education, and support to build stronger futures for themselves and their communities.

And it starts with people who choose to give.

This September 5, give with purpose.

Your generosity can help an Indigenous girl stay in school.
It can help a student gain skills for a career.
It can help a young person see a future that once seemed out of reach.

Because charity can change a moment.
But opportunity can change a life.

💚 Give today. Help create a better tomorrow. www.thegtfund.org

💙 WITH DEEP GRATITUDE 💙The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund is honored to receive a generous $30,000 gift from Mortenson Family ...
09/03/2026

💙 WITH DEEP GRATITUDE 💙

The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund is honored to receive a generous $30,000 gift from Mortenson Family Foundation.

For many years, Mortenson Family Foundation has stood beside us, believing in our mission and investing in the education and futures of young people from rural Indigenous communities in Guatemala.

This gift is more than financial support—it represents trust, continuity, and a shared commitment to expanding access to education, opportunity, and brighter futures.

To the Mortenson Family Foundation: thank you for your longstanding partnership and for continuing to believe in the students and communities we serve. We are deeply grateful. 💛

🌎 Learn more about our work:

www.thegtfund.org

09/03/2026

A hammock may start with a few strands of thread, but for a young person, it can become something much bigger.

At the Ak’ Tenamit campus in Petén, students in the boarding program spend their weekends learning traditional crafts like hammock making. What they’re building isn’t simply a product — they’re building skills that can stay with them long after they leave the classroom.

They learn to create something with their own hands. To turn an idea into a finished product. To work together, manage their time, solve problems, and take pride in what they produce.

And those skills can lead somewhere.

A craft can become a small business. A skill can become an income. An opportunity can become greater independence.

This is why education must extend beyond the classroom. For Indigenous youth, creating a sustainable future means having the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to create opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.

At The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund, we believe investing in young people means investing in what they can build — not just today, but for generations to come.

Your support helps make these opportunities possible.

Learn more about our work and how you can support Indigenous youth in Guatemala at www.thegtfund.org

🌎🇬🇹 THE GUATEMALAN TOMORROW FUND & AK’ TENAMIT: LOLA CABNAL ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS-LED FINANCING ACROSS LATIN AMERICAO...
09/02/2026

🌎🇬🇹 THE GUATEMALAN TOMORROW FUND & AK’ TENAMIT: LOLA CABNAL ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS-LED FINANCING ACROSS LATIN AMERICA

Our work extends beyond education. It is also about ensuring that Indigenous Peoples have a meaningful voice in the decisions and financial systems that directly affect their communities.

We are proud to have Lola Cabnal of Ak’ Tenamit participating in a regional meeting with FIDA (IFAD) and representatives of Indigenous Peoples from across Latin America.

At the center of this important conversation is a powerful priority: creating direct financial mechanisms that are designed, implemented, and led by and for Indigenous Peoples, with Indigenous women and youth at the heart of the process.

Why does this matter?

Because Indigenous communities should not simply be recipients of development. They should be architects of it.

Through Ak’ Tenamit and the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund, we work as one toward a shared mission — advancing Indigenous education, leadership, opportunity, and self-determination in Guatemala while ensuring Indigenous voices are represented in the spaces where decisions about their futures are made.

Lola’s presence in this regional dialogue reflects exactly that commitment: bringing the realities, priorities, knowledge, and voices of Indigenous communities directly to the table.

We are proud to be part of a movement advocating for financial systems that recognize Indigenous leadership and create greater opportunities for women, youth, families, and communities to lead their own development.

💚 Our communities. Our voices. Our future.

🌐 www.thegtfund.org

08/31/2026

🌎 THE GUATEMALAN TOMORROW FUND IS HEADING TO CADF 2026!

This September, The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund and Asociación Ak’ Tenamit will be represented at the 2026 Central America Donors Forum (CADF) in Guatemala City—bringing the voices, experiences, and priorities of the communities we serve into one of the region’s most important spaces for philanthropy and collaboration.

📍 Guatemala City, Guatemala
📅 September 29 – October 2, 2026

Representing our work will be:

✨ Maria Camila Medina — Executive Director, The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund

✨ Hilda Rosalía Mas Macz — Directora Administrativa, Centro INDRI, Asociación Ak’ Tenamit

✨ Graciela Coy — Vice President, Asociación Ak’ Tenamit

Under the theme “Adaptation in Action,” CADF 2026 will bring together leaders from civil society, philanthropy, government, and business to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships, and reimagine how the region responds to change.

This year’s conversations will explore four important areas: Education & Inclusive Economies, Democracy & Civic Space, Environment & Territory, and Adaptation & Sustainability.

For us, being present matters.

It means bringing the realities, leadership, and aspirations of Indigenous youth and communities in Guatemala directly into spaces where partnerships are formed, resources are mobilized, and decisions about the region’s future are discussed.

We look forward to connecting, learning, sharing our work, and building relationships with organizations and individuals who believe—as we do—that education creates opportunity and stronger communities.

💚 If you will be attending CADF 2026, we would love to connect with you in Guatemala City.

Together, we empower Indigenous girls. Transform communities. Build tomorrow.

🌐 www.thegtfund.org

🌍 WITH THE PEOPLE OF NEPALThe Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund acknowledges the devastating glacier-related collapse, debris flo...
08/28/2026

🌍 WITH THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL

The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund acknowledges the devastating glacier-related collapse, debris flow, and flooding that struck Nepal’s Langtang region on August 26.

According to preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey, the disaster traveled approximately 100 kilometers through downstream river systems, affecting communities and critical infrastructure along its path.

Although scientists are still investigating the precise causes of this event, it brings renewed attention to the growing vulnerability of mountain communities in a changing climate. Rising temperatures are transforming mountain environments, accelerating glacier loss, and creating increasingly serious risks for communities living downstream.

From the Himalayas to the mountains, rivers, and forests of Guatemala, we are reminded that environmental protection and human well-being are deeply connected. Rural and Indigenous communities—despite contributing the least to the climate crisis—are often among the first to experience its consequences.

Today, our thoughts are with the people of Nepal. We honor the affected families, recognize the courage of first responders, and continue advocating for climate education, environmental responsibility, disaster preparedness, and community-led solutions.

Protecting our planet means protecting one another.

We stand beside Nepal with respect, awareness, and hope for the days ahead.

The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund

www.thegtfund.org

🇬🇹🎓✨ WHEN EDUCATION BECOMES OPPORTUNITYToday, we celebrate more than certificates. We celebrate Indigenous young people ...
08/26/2026

🇬🇹🎓✨ WHEN EDUCATION BECOMES OPPORTUNITY

Today, we celebrate more than certificates. We celebrate Indigenous young people gaining the skills, confidence, and opportunities to shape their futures. 💙

Students at Ak’ Tenamit’s Petén campus completed certified training in Baking & Pastry 🥐🎂 and Agrotourism 🌱🌎 through the Extracurricular Training Program.

These hands-on skills can help students pursue employment, create businesses, support their families, and strengthen their communities.

This is education in action. 🌱

🤝 PARTNERSHIPS MAKE OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE

These programs are made possible through collaboration between Ak’ Tenamit, Guatemala’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MINTRAB), and INTECAP, with materials and supplies provided by Fabretto Children’s Foundation. 🙏

The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund is proud to support Ak’ Tenamit’s mission to prepare Indigenous youth to become leaders and changemakers.

🎓 5,000+ graduates
🌎 284 communities reached
🤝 30+ strategic partnerships
💼 89% employed soon after graduation

Behind every statistic is something more important:

A student. A dream. A future waiting to be built. 💙

🎓 SPONSOR A STUDENT. HELP BUILD A FUTURE.

Your support provides education, practical training, leadership development, and opportunities to build a self-sufficient future.

🌱 One student. One opportunity. A ripple of impact reaching an entire community.

To every graduate: we celebrate your hard work and commitment. Keep learning. Keep leading. Keep dreaming. 🇬🇹💙

👇 Visit www.thegtfund.org to sponsor an Ak’ Tenamit student.

🇬🇹💙 SOMETIMES, THE JOURNEY TO A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS WITH A BOAT. 🚤🎓For many Indigenous youth in rural Guatemala, gettin...
08/26/2026

🇬🇹💙 SOMETIMES, THE JOURNEY TO A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS WITH A BOAT. 🚤🎓

For many Indigenous youth in rural Guatemala, getting an education means leaving their communities, traveling long distances, and crossing rivers to reach an opportunity that can transform their lives.

For Indigenous girls, that journey can be even harder. Poverty, geographic isolation, gender inequality, early marriage and pregnancy, and limited access to education continue to stand between too many girls and their dreams.

But more than 35 years ago, Ak’ Tenamit and the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund committed to changing that story together. 🇬🇹💙

When this work began, virtually no girls were enrolled. Today, approximately half of Ak’ Tenamit’s students are young women. 🎓

That is transformation.
That is opportunity.
That is education changing generations.

Today, Ak’ Tenamit educates more than 1,000 Indigenous students and provides employment for more than 100 families.

🚤 Recently, a new boat was named Aj Tewan–Esteban, honoring Esteban “Steve” Dudenhoefer and his decades of dedication to Ak’ Tenamit. To us, it also symbolizes every journey a student makes in pursuit of a better future.

Because behind every journey is a young person with a dream, a girl who deserves an opportunity, and a family hoping for a different future.

💙 AND WE WILL NOT STOP.

We will keep supporting Indigenous education.
We will keep investing in girls.
We will keep opening pathways to self-sufficiency and leadership.

But we need you to make this journey with us.

🎓 SPONSOR A STUDENT. TRANSFORM A FUTURE.

Your support helps make education, transportation, housing, meals, healthcare, and practical training possible.

You are not simply supporting one student. You are investing in a family, a community, and a new generation of Indigenous leaders. 🌱🇬🇹

👇 Sponsor a student today:

🌐 www.thegtfund.org

🚨⛑️ EDUCATION + PREPAREDNESS = STRONGER COMMUNITIES 🇬🇹❤️The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund is proud to support Ak’ Tenamit as ...
08/21/2026

🚨⛑️ EDUCATION + PREPAREDNESS = STRONGER COMMUNITIES 🇬🇹❤️

The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund is proud to support Ak’ Tenamit as it prepares Indigenous youth for successful careers—and to become resilient leaders who can protect their communities.

Recently, Ak’ Tenamit conducted its Second Emergency Response Drill with the guidance of the Guatemalan Red Cross. Students, teachers, and the School Risk Management Committee practiced how to respond safely, calmly, and effectively during an emergency.

This is education in action. 🏫🌎

In Guatemala, rural and Indigenous communities are especially vulnerable to hurricanes, floods, landslides, earthquakes, and other emergencies. The Guatemalan Red Cross provides critical emergency-response knowledge, while Ak’ Tenamit equips young people with the education and leadership skills needed to put that knowledge into action.

Through donor support, the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund helps fund Ak’ Tenamit’s students, teachers, educational programs, campuses, and essential operations.

Community resilience begins before disaster strikes:

📚 It begins with education.
⛑️ It grows through preparation.
💪🏽 It becomes powerful through youth leadership.

Your gift to our General Fund helps us support education, safety, and opportunity for Ak’ Tenamit’s students.

💚 Donate today: www.thegtfund.org

Together, we are preparing the leaders Guatemala needs.

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Tequesta, FL
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