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Lea la historia en español: https://friendsofelsol.org/madre-hija-plazas-comunitarias/ Candelaria learned to write her name in the one month of school she received in Guatemala. Now, she is learning to read and write through El Sol’s Plazas Comunitarias program. One recent Saturday, she practiced reading words such as “misa” and “casa” at the whiteboard. Rows of letters she Read the entire post>>

Salsa music led Monica Maldonado to neuroscience. Breaking off from her tour of a science building as a freshman at the University of Texas at San Antonio, she followed the familiar sound to a research laboratory where she met the man who became her first mentor in the field. She earned a doctorate in neuroscience Read the entire post>>

Lea la historia en español: https://friendsofelsol.org/encuesta-anual-de-clientes-2018/ The average El Sol client is male, in his 30s, single, with a monthly income between $1,000 and $2,000. He is Guatemalan and has a high school education. A bicycle is his primary means of transportation. El Sol staff members and volunteers analyze survey data to learn about the people they Read the entire post>>

Read the story in English here: www.friendsofelsol.org/reflejos Eva Salazar reflexionó sobre su autorretrato, “Cuando te Encuentras.” En la pintura al óleo, la artista sostiene una rosa dorada cerca de su pecho. Pétalos caen, pero parecen ir más allá de los límites del lienzo. Salazar enseña dibujo y pintura en su estudio en la ciudad de Read the entire post>>

Lea la historia en español aquí: www.friendsofelsol.org/reflejos-artistas-guatemaltecos/ As she helped her fellow artists set up, Eva Salazar reflected on her self-portrait, “Cuando te Encuentras.” In the oil painting, the artist holds a gold rose close to her chest. Petals seem to spread far beyond the limits of the canvas. Salazar teaches drawing and painting at Read the entire post>>