Organizations in Tapachula work to educate migrant children despite huge barriers

[Judi Lynn]

Migrant children of all ages and education levels attend class March 10 at La Escuela Primaria Fernando Montes de Oca Rodriguez in Tapachula, Mexico. It’s the only registered school in the city that doesn’t require paperwork or entrance exams to enroll. (Photo by Mikenzie Hammel/Cronkite Borderlands Project)

By Mikenzie Hammel/Cronkite Borderlands Project
Sept. 13, 2022

TAPACHULA, Mexico – Cristofer Josue Rivera, 9, hasn’t been to school since he and his father left Honduras more than two years ago.

His father, Arnol Sorto, said they traveled to Tapachula in search of a better life, whether in Mexico or the United States.

Cristofer, who wants to be a firefighter, went to school in Honduras, but once he started the journey, it was difficult to enroll in schools along the route.
Cristofer said he misses his teachers, although he now can’t remember their names.



Cristofer, 9, poses for a photograph in Tapachula on March 8. He hasn’t attended school in the two years he and his father have been traveling north from Honduras. (Photo by Mikenzie Hammel/Cronkite Borderlands Project)

Arnol Sorto said he grew up working to pay for his own schooling because his mother couldn’t afford it. He wants his Cristofer’s life to be different.

More:
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/09/13/tapachula-mexico-organizations-fill-gaps-migrant-children-education/