MAIA Impact School

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Key Information

MAIA unlocks and maximizes the potential of young Maya women to lead transformational change and create a more equitable society. Launched in 2017 and located near the city of Sololá, the MAIA Impact School is Central America’s first female, Indigenous-led secondary school specifically designed to connect the talents of rural Indigenous young women with the opportunities of the 21st century.  The school serves about 300 girls from 40 remote villages.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Guatemala

Activity URL

https://www.monafoundation.org/maia

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2017 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
  • Social and emotional learning
Quality
  • School facilities
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • STEM
Cross-cutting areas
  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Mentorship
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

13 - 18

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
Participants include
  • Indigenous
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Life skills education
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • Peer mentors
  • School-based counselors
Reducing economic barriers
  • Financial literacy training
School-related gender-based violence
  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • STEM - in the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
  • Leadership training

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Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased agency and empowerment
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
General Contact Information
Mona Foundation
info@monafoundation.org
+14257434550