What does it take to build a progressive school in a post-war zone where women and the indigenous continue to be marginalized?

The Pasac Segundo Community School has progressive ideas and takes progressive actions. The community is committed to providing the following to all its students:      Education in Spanish, Quiche (the Mayan dialect) and English      Afternoon classes for students who work with their families in the morning      A free nutritional snack each day      Community supported curriculum      Free notebooks and pencils to all its students Their goals include someday being able to provide the following, open to all community members:      Computer lab      Health Clinic      Library      High School They have a special focus on educating girls, who in Guatemalan society have been abused under the doctrine of maschismo and who have long been educationally ignored, pushed aside and undervalued. The President of the Parents Committee, Rosalia Raymundo, has been the leader in this initiative since the inception of the committee, and has the entire community backing her. This focus is rare in Guatemala, especially from within a community, rather than from the push of outside development groups. The community's aims are self-sustainable. Once a functioning new school and community center are in place, profits derived from the computer lab and health clinic will be reinvested into the school, making it able to support its own goals, such as a free nutritional snack each day and free notebooks and pencils to all students. Most importantly, an educated Guatemalan people can increase the quality of life in their community, but an uneducated people cannot. This indigenous community is fighting hard to improve itself. With some initial outside help, great strides can be made towards the fulfillment of its goals.