The 1st KKIS-A-THON Virtual Fundraiser was filled with stories about the impact KKIS has had over the years thanks to all of our donors and featured exclusive videos from our students, volunteers, donors, and the KKIS Team.
Your Donations Have Changed the Lives of Students in Playa del Carmen
Your support for KKIS makes what we do possible. Some of you help us teach English classes. Others provide school supplies. Some of you provide daily assistance with projects that we’re working on. While others donate money for school sponsorships. Whatever you do to...
Teacher Ingenuity and Education in Playa del Carmen
Meet Sofia, the WhatsApp Teacher. Professor Mike Humberto Balam is a 2nd grade teacher at Rodolfo Menendez Public Primary School here in Playa del Carmen. During the past two years, he and his colleagues Carlos Tun Pacheco and Luis Sánchez Azcorra have been studying...
School supplies for future Doctors, Lawyers and Architects
Kids in public schools screaming with joy that they want to become Doctors, Lawyers, Architects, Teachers, Chefs and Entrepreneurs, received their school supplies in Playa del Carmen. And to make these dreams come true, the first step is to give them the tools. After...
Education rocks at Hard Rock Cafe Playa del Carmen!
The Hard Rock Cafe Playa del Carmen had a rockin' opening on Saturday the 24th with a concert called "Rock with a Cause", and The KKIS Project was one of the two chosen charities. Giving back to the community is one of the goals for the Hard Rock Cafe restaurants all...
North American Standards stands for education in Playa del Carmen
Matt and Allan, from North American Standards, have been supporting The KKIS Project for 8 years. Eleven years ago, Matt and Allan came to Playa del Carmen for a vacation and never imagined that they would leave their life behind in the USA. "We got bitten by the...
Fundación Sandos Donates a Laptop
Sandos Hotels & Resorts donated a laptop to one of our University scholars through Fundación Sandos, A.C.! A few months ago, we were contacted by Ismerai Martínez, Manager at Fundación Sandos, A.C., a Foundation created by Sandos Hotels & Resorts to help Playa...
KKIS partners with Universidad Tecnológica de la Riviera Maya
KKIS Scholars who finish High School could have discounts and/or scholarships at Universidad Tecnológica de la Riviera Maya. A few months ago, Malú Martínez, our Connections Program Coordinator, and Fred Uriarte, Board Member and Scholarships Director at KKIS, visited...
Celebrating Children in Mexico with the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Playa del Carmen
April the 30th is a very special day in Mexico as the entire country celebrates Children's Day. We couldn't stay behind, so we joined forces with Hotel Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen to bring joy to children from DIF Playa del Carmen and orphaned girls from Cancun....
Three Mexican Women in KKIS
Now, in its seventh year of continued growth, the volunteer working board is bolstering the organizations' strength and staying power by hiring three talented and passionate professionals from Mexico who have previously demonstrated their dedication as volunteers. In...
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