To apply for a scholarship. Some Microloan recipients for 2013 were visited in their homes. The success of the program was reinforced each time. Walking from one home to the next usually provided other photo opportunities. This young lad was relaxing in his bed as we spoke with his mother about her loan. The women enjoyed looking at and buying many of the products produced by this microloan recipient.

Paso sponsors children in schools, has micro loans for Tierra Linda women, has a school twinning program, offers bursaries to college and university students in the Lake Atitlan area and provides many services to the school in Tierra Linda.

Paso Por Paso, Orillia, ON, Canada. Canada and Mayan Schools Become Twins. On April 7, 2009. Director Judith Rapson discusses twinning Warminster Elementary School in Ontario with Tierra Linda Primary in Guatemala. The two schools swap photos, cards, letters and make posters to keep track of their activities. Guatemalan and Canadian children know more about geography and diferent cultures. Tierra Linda children receive letters from Warminster children.

PASO SPONSORS MAYAN STUDENTS FROM NEEDY FAMILIES. Our affiliated organization, Mayan Families. Identifies, interviews, evaluates, arranges and monitors nearly 1000 sponsorships of children from needy families in the Panajachel-Lake Atitlan area of Guatemala. PASO SPONSORS MAYAN STUDENTS FROM NEEDY FAMILIES.

Tierra Linda Women Start New Businesses. Jean Earl of Ontario helps a sewing class of Tierra Linda women. Some will use their loans and sewing skills to start a small business.