Children in Guatemala contribute approximately 30% to their family income by working in the fields. Since the majority of work in Guatemala is agricultural, families are unable to earn money year-round and so they take their children out of school so they can help earn household income.

Straight Path Ministries developed this ministry to overcome this despairing truth. This is not a scholarship in the traditional sense which pays for the student's tuition, it is a means to compensate the family for the child's portion of their income, and thereby allowing the child to Keep In School.