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Thanks to our generous donors, the Sisters of Mary are able to care for 2,100 boys and girls at Children’s Villages Zona 6 and Zona 13, run a small daycare center for kids aged three to five, and a medical clinic that supports the school children and the poorest from the local community.
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- Zona 13 Girlstown Guatemala
In 1998, the Sisters accepted the first group of students —...
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In 1998, the Sisters accepted the first group of students — boys and girls — at the newly constructed Children’s Village in Guatemala. Now at Zona 13 the Sisters can welcome 1,000 young girls and dramatically change the trajectory of their lives.
Thanks to you, our supporters, and the dedication of the Sisters of Mary, our Girlstown and Boystowns in Zona 13 and 6 remain the only schools open. In 2021 we welcomed more new children into our care.
Just two years after the Sisters of Mary launched their first village in Guatemala, they opened a second location and the boys were transferred to a new Boystown site in Zona 6. Now the Sisters have the capacity to open up opportunities for 1,100 boys to break free from the cycle of poverty.
Responding to the needs of these communities, the first Sisters of Mary programme was established in 1997 with the support of our donors and consisted of a medical and dental clinic in Guatemala City, Zona 13 to support the local poor families with access to free healthcare.
The Santa Serafina Family is a group of 43 girls in their first year of high school. The girls are cared for by their Mother-Sister, Sister Magdalena. The girls come from incredibly poor and desperate families and their education at the school is a source of hope for them and their families.
The Sisters of Mary officially started its operation in the Philippines in 1985. The sisters work primarily by establishing Boystowns and Girlstowns that serve as schools and homes for deserving students from poorest of the poor families.
