Hekab Be Biblioteca

HEKAB BE IS CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 

AKUMAL FOOD DRIVE

Volunteers working hard to get food distributed to families in Akumal.

We are collaborating with Transforma Educando Akumal, the community center, to assist with their food provisioning efforts. Some of the funds we have received are going to Akumal markets for meat and vegetables vouchers.

We are receiving 100 food bags each week from the owners in TAO Residencial. They have donated funds to The Tulum Food Bank Support organization who purchases, creates and delivers the 100 food bags every Friday to the library. La Buena Vida made a large donation of frozen meats with the lending of freezers for storing.

Now we’re looking at the quarantine extending into June and even July. Meaning there are families who are looking at another two months with little or no income. If we can continue to provide basic food items, it will help relieve the stress and possibly even save lives. But we need YOUR donation to make that happen.

PLEASE donate to the Hekab Be food drive via our Paypal account.

BUY T–SHIRT = HELP FOOD DRIVE

A great way to help is to buy a t-shirt from ThirdRailArt, one of our new friends from the Akumal Arts Festival. You get a cool t-shirt to lounge around in during quarantine, and 100% of the profits go to the Hekab Be food drive. They make great gifts! Many different designs and colors to choose from – here are just a few:

Please Donate!

You can make a difference in the lives of Akumal children

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Here’s what your money will help support:

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After School Program

Summer School Program

Classroom Supplies

Teachers’ Salaries

Operating Expenses

Building Maintenance and Improvements

If your donation is for a specific purpose (such as a fundraising event) please be sure to add a note so we know.

All donations are deductible for US taxpayers. Please contact us for a tax receipt. 

About

Hekab Be promotes literacy and learning opportunities among children and adults in Quintana Roo, Mexico, in order to meet their educational goals. Serving as a tool for educational, social and economic progress, we provide individuals and families with resources for scholastic advancement, helping improve people’s language and literacy skills, while promoting cultural preservation and awakening the desire to understand other customs and ways of thinking.

Hekab Be means “Open Road” in Maya, and this is what we strive to provide … an open road to learning, discovery, and better futures. Thanks to the generosity and bigheartedness of library friends, the dream to keep the road to learning open remains alive.

The most important thing we provide for the community is a free after school program for local children. We offer classes in English, Music, Art, Mayan Culture and Language, Environmental Education, and Organic Gardening, as well as Homework Help. Our goal is to keep the children excited about learning, and allow them to experience the richness of opportunity available to them so they will stay in school and open more possibilities for their future.

We also offer a summer program for the children of Akumal. The rich curriculum is always focused on a theme, and includes demonstrations and classes from local and visiting artists and experts. Past experiences have included photography, sewing, and origami. 

Hekab Be Biblioteca receives absolutely no financial support from the local, regional, or federal governments of Mexico to support its operations. We provide all classes and amenities for free to all residents and visitors of Akumal and the surrounding area, and we are 100% supported through donations of supplies, money and time from our generous supporters. You can donate funds via Donate or visit the library. Donations are tax-deductible for US residents and citizens.

 

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