Camilo Macario receives a special visitor
to MTLC's Guatemala booth at the 2005
World A'Fair in Dayton, OH.
Marleny Macario (far left) organizes
youth activities for those seeking
temporary shelter at a local school in
Nahualá following Hurricane Stan.
Maya Tech Learning Centers, Inc.
Maya Tech Learning Centers, Inc. seeks partnerships and collaboration with other non-
governmental organizations to enhance services and further cross-cultural programming
in Guatemala and among communities in the United States.
We welcome your input! If you have ideas for collaboration, please
contact us at learnmore@mayatechlc.org
Current Partners include:
Friends Through Guatemalan Adoption (FTGA) Dayton Chapter
Ohio State University, Department of Extension
United States Peace Corps Guatemala
Southern Ohio Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Organization (SORVO)
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Social Justice Committee
SCOJO Foundation, Guatemala
Sugarcreek Schools, Bellbrook, OH
Maya Tech Learning Centers, Inc. is a member of the following community organizations:
Greater Dayton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dayton International Festival, Inc. (DIFI)
Maya Tech Learning Centers, Inc. supports the following:
American Red Cross – Hurricane Relief Fund
ONE Campaign – an national campaign to reduce AIDS and extreme poverty world wide.
International community development efforts:
Democratización Digital – MTLC and Swan Tinamit are members of a network of
professional organizations in Guatemala headed by the Rigaberta Menchú Tum
Foundation (FRMT) which promotes culturally competent education, technology and the
development of curriculum in indigenous languages.
United States Peace Corps – MTLC is currently working with Peace Corps Volunteers in
Nahualá to guide education and technology projects. A Small Business Volunteer aids the
Computer Center Swan Tinamit staff in best business practices, data analysis, staff
development and resource management.
MTLC Co-founder Karen Wilk Macario is a former Peace Corps Volunteer who initially
moved to Nahualá in 1992 assigned to lead Youth Development/4-H programs. She lived
in Nahualá for three years in this capacity where she learned K'iche' and got to know the
people of the town and many outlying communities.
MTLC Advisory Council member Sherri (Smith) Shropshire was also a Peace Corps
Volunteer in Nahualá for three years assigned to agriculture projects from 1991-1994.
