It is an Organization of private character, non-profit, constituted on May 20, 2015, registered under item number 181, folio 181, of book 1 of Non-Governmental Organizations. Its fiscal domicile is constituted in the canton Ilom, Chajul of the department of Quiché. It currently executes a University Scholarship Program, a Business Cultivation Program and a Social Project of Internet Distribution called NovaNet.
Chajulense Mayan Association (AMACHAJUL) AMACHAJUL is a Guatemalan Mayan Ixil non-profit organization located in Chajul, Guatemala. The Ixil region is a post-conflict community that suffered an ethical cleansing during the 36-year internal armed conflict. Schools were closed for 36 years. Today there is deep poverty and few opportunities for women and girls to break out of the cycle.
We are a civil, non-profit organization made up of multidisciplinary professionals and merchants that works together with the rural population in search of comprehensive human development through comprehensive development and social assistance projects.
The Riecken Foundation promotes a network of innovative community libraries in Honduras and Guatemala that awaken the spirit of discovery and social participation through activities in the libraries. We have shown that community libraries are essential to a democratic society. Libraries are institutions that citizens use to make informed decisions and reach their full potential. They provide essential knowledge, encourage critical thinking, and encourage self-education and lifelong learning.
We implement holistic development programs through sustainable management of sustainable projects.
We are a civil organization of indigenous women of the Mayan culture, we support and work in solidarity with rural development, promoting the empowerment and autonomy of women in the various areas of their daily lives.
CARE works around the world to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. It is a leading global organization with more than 75 years of experience that puts women and girls at the center because it recognizes that poverty cannot be overcome until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
Odres Nuevos GT is a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to support children, adolescents and their families living in poverty and extreme poverty with education, health, entrepreneurship and social assistance programs. The beneficiaries: children and adolescents work in the streets, selling products or shining shoes and by incorporating them into the different programs provided, it is possible to initiate a process of personal, family and community change, aiming to transform their future.
ACD Guatemala (Asociación para la creatividad y el desarrollo de Guatemala) is a non-profit organization operating in Western Guatemala. Our mission is to serve children and families exposed to vulnerable conditions, violence and irregular migration in rural and complex areas of Guatemala. Our headquarters are located in Quetzaltenango.
We focus on education, development, medical and spiritual care, helping children and adolescents engage in life purpose, healthy relationships and participation to experience community growth.
The Coffee Trust was established in 2008 by Bill Fishbein. With 20 years of non-profit experience in international development with coffee-growing communities all around Central America, Bill wanted to take what he had learned and apply it to a single community. The hope was that by working on a small scale, with one community, real change could be evoked. San Gaspar Chajul, El Quiché was the first community chosen as it is one of the most impoverished coffee-growing communities in the world.
We are a non-governmental organization that mobilizes youth and communities to address the root causes and consequences of poverty, violence and forced migration. We build partnerships with government, the private sector, and civil society to act in support of the community. We build on existing strengths and provide high-impact resources and sustainable solutions through:
We are a social, dynamic, participatory and non-profit organization committed to contribute to the integral development of the population through sustainable actions to generate social change, both locally and nationally.
The Manos Unidas Cooperative was organized as a result of a diploma course on youth entrepreneurship given by the Bárbara Ford Peace Center during 2013 - 2014. After the diploma course, the cooperative was founded and legalized on April 29, 2015. It has 61 members who have 11 apiaries (33 hives) which are located in the municipalities of Cotzal, Nebaj, Cunen, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Chinique and Canilla, mainly engaged in the production of honey, pollen and propolis eminently (organic / natural).