How much does a Yuda Band cost? Yuda bands are sold for $7 each or 3 for $20.

Does Yuda stand for something? In Spanish the word for help is ayuda. When you're wearing one of these bracelets you're wearing "a Yuda Band".

How much of the proceeds go to those in need? For every Yuda Band sold, $2 is donated to a scholarship fund for a student you select, or to another educational-based humanitarian project. This money is donated through World Link Partners, a non-profit corporation. The rest of the money from YUDA Band sales goes to purchase the handmade bands, importing costs, and operating expenses.

How many Yuda Bands must be sold to sponsor a child? For every 175 Yuda
Bands sold, 1 child is sponsored for 1 year of school. This includes their monthly tuition and annual registration fees. The average school project sells around 500 Yuda Bands, or sponsors 3 students for a year of school.

How long does the project last? To carry out the project completely takes 2-3 weeks, including preparation time. We suggest that the Yuda Bands be available for sale for a period of one week, from a Monday to Friday.

How do people who purchase a Yuda Band know about the student they're helping to sponsor, or which humanitarian project they're supporting? Each Yuda Band has a tag attached to it that tells the purchaser about the project and directs them to a this website. To view this page, which is also accessible from the homepage, click here.

How are student leaders and advisors involved in the project?

The student group in charge of the project will have the following responsibilities:

• Decide a date for the Yuda Band Project
• Personally select the students your school will sponsor (1 per 175 bands).
• Write a number on the back of each Yuda Band tag. The number will let the purchaser know the humanitarian project or student they are helping.
• Attach the numbered tags to the Yuda Bands
• Staff 1 or 2 tables in the hallway during lunch (and optionally before or after school) with 3-4 students and 1 adult advisor per table.
• Collect funds (adult advisor) and turn them into the school each day of the project.
• Be responsible for the Yuda Bands at all times during the project.
• Publicize the project by making posters and signs, introducing the project on the announcements and showing the Yuda Band Movie as part of video announements if available in your school. Click here if you haven't seen the Yuda Band Movie.

Where do the students we sponsor go to school? Students sponsored through the Yuda Band Project attend a private school called Legacy School in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala, a school well known for its high academic standards and teaching of leadership and community service skills.

Why don't these students go to a public high school? In many areas of Guatemala, there simply is no public school past 6th grade. Yuda Band funds sponsor students who must attend a private school if they are to have a chance at earning a high school degree, a critical step in breaking the poverty cycle. All students sponsored through the Yuda Band Project have already completed an elementary level education.

Who decides which children or which project our school will sponsor? Student leaders, along with faculty advisors, personally choose the children who will receive the funds earned during the project. Pictures and information about each child are available online so you can get to know a little bit about the kids you will sponsor.

How are the eligible students selected? Each student waiting for sponsorship was personally selected based on 3 criteria: academic performance, financial need, and commitment level. These are usually the top academic students in the public elementary schools who would not be able to continue their education without help.

If we sponsor students for just 1 year, what happens to them next year? Students in the Yuda Band Program are actually sponsored by several different schools until a sufficient scholarship fund has been established to enable them to graduate from high school. Funds for their future education are kept in an account in the US and paid to the Legacy School annually until they graduate.

How are the educational-based humanitarian projects selected? These projects are selected by World Link Partners, a non-profit organization that specializes in scouting out effeciently run programs with a track record of high integrity. They personaly visit the project site periodically and have a long-term relationship with the project manager. They assure that the money donated is used for exactly what it is designated for.