AMIGOS DE SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION

THE MISSION OF AMIGOS DE SANTA CRUZ IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF SANTA CRUZ LA LAGUNA AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES THROUGH SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. FOUNDED IN 1998, AMIGOS FOCUSES ON THIS ONE SMALL CORNER OF THE WORLD TO HELP BREAK THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POVERTY. AMIGOS IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A HISTORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND AN EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST AMONG THE COMMUNITIES WE WORK WITH. OUR SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION IN ALL ITS FORMS IS PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS SMALL CORNER OF THE WORLD. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GROWING UP HEALTHIER, BETTER EDUCATED, AND MORE AWARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AS CITIZENS. THEY ARE TAKING A MORE ACTIVE ROLE HELPING TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL HAVE FEWER CHILDREN, THEIR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE GREATER, EDUCATION WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ISSUES THAN THEIR PARENTS EVER WE