Mission: Empowering Mayan youth to break the generational cycle of poverty in the Ixil region of Guatemala through Christ-centered education. Comment: Education produces a generation equipped to contribute to economic and social development. Education for girls is key to improved health and nutrition for their future families. Girls that receive one year of secondary education get married later, have fewer children, have children that are immunized, well-nourished and educated. Education for girls has been linked to overall improvement in the standard of living for the community they live in. We feel that education is a powerful tool to break the cycle of poverty for these young men and women.