30 New Virtual Libraries

30 new Kyäni Caring Hands libraries with virtual access have been built in Chiapas, Mexico. Now a total of 36 libraries are providing service to around 4,000 Caring Hands students with over 1,500 books available in each library! 

Libraries having virtual access is especially important given the current global pandemic. With Wifi access available up to 450ft away from the library, students are able to access the tools necessary to continue their education while remaining socially distanced. 

Our libraries are catered to Chiapas’s wide range of indigenous languages spoken throughout the region. In Chiapas, 12 indigenous Mayan languages are spoken. 23 out of the 30 new libraries are located in communities where Tsotsil and Tzeltal are the primary languages with Spanish being the secondary language. 

Over 150 students are participating in these university programs, and those who have graduated are bringing both hope and prosperity to their communities by starting businesses, employing local people, and supporting their hometowns.