Los Chorros Project

Local, indigenous communities, like Los Chorros, have a high school dropout rate of 55%. When we build a new concrete/block school for them, attendance doubles!

Koltael Volunteer

Meet Los Chorros, Chiapas, Mexico

The small community of Los Chorros has about 1500 people in it. They speak an indigenous Mayan language, so the students have to learn Spanish as a second language to receive an education. The average household income is less than $150 per month. All students walk to and from school each weekday, with an average distance of 60 minutes each way to get to school, and some up to 3 hours one-way. The average grade of education in the community is 3rd grade.

These new classrooms will serve over 100 high school students, and in the future will be a Koltael University project, the first to serve the community with accredited college degrees. A building like this will cost between $55,000 - 60,000 USD to complete and will take about 3-4 months.

Los Chorros Old School
Construction site showing a trench with steel rebar and formwork for concrete foundation or wall.
Koltael attendee
A person wearing a yellow shirt, gloves, and a white cap holding a concrete block, with another person dressed in a blue shirt and jeans observing nearby. Several concrete blocks are on the ground, in an outdoor setting with people and houses in the background.
Koltael Humanitarian Trip group
Group of construction workers and volunteers working on a building project outdoors, with some members wearing yellow shirts, dirt and construction equipment in view.
Construction workers building a brick wall on a hillside, with rebar and wooden supports, under a clear sky.
Koltael humanitarian trip group
Koltael ribbon cutting ceremony

Progress Photos

Construction site with wooden posts and workers preparing the foundation, surrounded by green hills and blue sky.
Koltael San Pedro Project
Young man wearing a yellow T-shirt with the 'KOLTAEL FOUNDATION' logo, white cap worn backwards, and gloves, smiling while holding a large stone block outdoors on a sunny day.
Koltael humanitarian trip volunteer
Two volunteers working on laying bricks outdoors, one pouring mortar from a pink bucket and the other spreading mortar with a trowel, both wearing yellow shirts and gloves.
Koltael volunteer building school
Construction workers building a brick wall on a sloped terrain with mountains in the background.
Andrew Mangeris Kirk Chugg The Gentlemen Project
Koltael humanitarian trip group of volunteers
Four construction workers wearing yellow shirts and hats building a brick wall outdoors on a hillside with a mountain and trees in the background, overcast weather
Koltael attendees volunteers
Construction site with foundation rebar and trench for concrete wall.
A woman wearing a yellow shirt, gray pants, wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses stands next to a cement mixer at a construction site on a sunny day. There are construction materials, wooden posts, and a partially built pathway with bricks nearby. In the background, there's a grassy hill, trees, power lines, and small houses.
Two young men working on a construction site, mixing concrete in buckets. They are wearing yellow T-shirts with 'KOLTEK Foundation' printed on the back.
Construction workers operation concrete mixer at a building site during the day with cloudy skies.
Group of people, some in yellow shirts with 'KOLTAEL FOUNDATION' logo, are hanging a large sign that reads 'KOLTAEL FOUNDATION' on a plain wall during an event.

Updated as of February 24, 2025

People working outdoors, digging a trench in a hilly area with mountains in the background, plastic shovels, and construction materials visible.
Several people working together to dig a trench in a hilly outdoor area with trees and mountains in the background.