Rural Guatemala · Since 2008

Transforming Preschool
Education in Guatemala

In rural Guatemala, preschools are rare.
We're changing that — one child at a time.

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A teacher with young students in a rural Guatemalan classroom

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The Reality

In Guatemala, a child born in a rural Mayan village has a 1 in 5 chance of finishing primary school.

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Let's Be Ready teachers and administrators. Happy children in a Let's Be Ready preschool classroom Children learning in a community classroom in rural Guatemala
Proof, Not Promises

Our model works. Here are the numbers.

See the Impact 45 classrooms. 5 departments.

Every pin is a real classroom, run by a real teacher, in a real community. Click to meet them.

0
of our students pass first grade

The national rural average is under 20%.

0
children enrolled in the program

Across 45 classrooms in 5 departments of Guatemala.

8 out of 10
LBR students finish primary school

Most rural children drop out in year one. Our graduates keep going.

18 yrs
of a proven, replicable model

LBR was founded in 2008.

Let's Be Ready teacher and students.
Our Mission

Our mission is to provide high-quality early childhood education and essential nutritional support to indigenous children in rural Guatemala, empowering them to enter first grade healthy, confident, and prepared for lifelong learning.

What We Teach

Our Programs

Children learning hands-on in a Let's Be Ready classroom

Education+

Curriculum, gardening, art & more

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Nutrition

Every child eats before they learn

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A young girl in rural Guatemala holding Chispuditos supplement.
The Cost of Change
$3,800
One classroom · one school year

to sponsor an entire classroom of 12–15 children for one school year.

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Let's Be Ready on Instagram: "This week our teachers came together for training at beautiful Lake Atitlán. 💛 Most of the year, they're working alone in their own communities, often hours from the nearest teacher doing the same job. Twice a year, we bring them together, s Let's Be Ready on Instagram: "Gracias por la invitación del puesto de Salud, Santo Domingo Xenacoj. Por la Inauguración de la semana de vacunación en las Américas." Let's Be Ready on Instagram: "Educación Física, Santo Domingo Xenacoj"

Thousands of children
are still waiting.

Our model has worked for years but the job is not done. More classrooms are needed. The teachers are ready, the communities are ready, and, most of all, the children are ready. Consider partnering with Let’s Be Ready to help educate as many rural children as possible.

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