Jaime founded the El Nahual project in 2005. Formely a philosophy teacher, he had always wanted to do something to help the kids of Pacajá (one of the poorest areas of Quetzaltenango). His idea was simple: to provide educational support to the children attending the public schools of the area. In 2005, with the help of his wife Betty, Jaime decided to quit his full time job and start El Nahual. He continues to work full-time at the school and dedicates a lot of time and effort to the program.
Staff Members
El Nahual´s vision of education for social development would be impossible without the generous contribution provided by a group of principally foreign volunteers who donate their time and effort to the various projects. We have a constant turnover of volunteers and can have as many as twenty people working together at any one time. Despite the difficult nature of seeing people who have contributed so greatly leave the project to pursue alternative personal paths, we are always amazed by the new volunteers that arrive to take their place!
We do rely on a number of more permanent positions to ensure the overall administration of the centre. Details of the current full-time staff and previous volunteers who have devoted vast amounts of time to the project can be viewed below.
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Quinn took on the role of Educational Programme Coordinator in September, 2011 and has been busy organizing and developing the various educational programmes that El Nahual offers to the local community.
Prior to working at El Nahual, Quinn dedicated four years to teaching Spanish in a High School in New York, USA. Through these experiences she had a great amount of exposure to Latino students and families.
Quinn enjoys drinking coffee, hard-core cycling, messy kitchens, ceviche and participating in the El Nahual cooking class!
