10/30/2026
Today, 178 graduates. Tomorrow, generations of possibility. 🎓🇬🇹
Today, we celebrate the Class of 2026 at Ak’ Tenamit—and every step that brought our students to this moment.
Behind each diploma are years of determination, families making sacrifices, teachers who believed in their students, and supporters who helped keep the doors of opportunity open.
At the Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund, this is the impact we work toward: young people with the education, practical skills, and confidence to build a future they can choose for themselves.
Through Ak’ Tenamit’s work-based learning model, students complete approximately nine months of hands-on experience, including internships with potential employers. Nearly 89% of graduates secure employment within six months, bringing their talents to hospitality, environmental conservation, agriculture, local government, and community development.
The impact reaches beyond the workplace. An income can bring new stability to a household. An education can give a young Indigenous woman greater independence. A graduate can become a leader who opens doors for others.
Our founder, Steve (Esteban) Dudenhoefer, expressed it beautifully:
“A scholarship becomes an education. An education becomes a career. A career lifts a family. And an empowered young person can transform an entire community.”
To our graduates: today belongs to you. We celebrate your hard work, your courage, and everything you have yet to become.
To our donors, sponsors, educators, and partners: thank you for helping make this day possible.
And to the next student waiting for an opportunity: our work continues.
For $1 a day—$365 a year—you can help sponsor a student’s education. Celebrate this graduating class by helping another young person begin their journey.
💜 Donate, become a sponsor, or learn more:
www.thegtfund.org
