Asociación Vida Guatemala

Non profit organization

Vida is an apolitical and non-profit organization that fights discrimination and defends the fundamental rights of people. We believe that a more inclusive society can be built and to achieve this Vida helps to improve the quality of life of people in our community, facilitating access to services such as education, health and nutrition.

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Target populations:

Girls

Boys

Indigenous peoples

Disabled

Focus areas:

Education

Children at risk

Family

Inclusion/Special needs

Human Rights

Justice

Health

Sports

Entrepreneurship/Business

Environment

Development/Community infrastructure

Agriculture

Key service areas:

Sacatepéquez (San Miguel Dueñas)

Organizational contacts & locations

Contacts

Oscar Daniel Chan Cachupe

CEO/Co-Founder

(+502) 5184-4000

visonteniel@gmail.com

Oliver Rolando Porón Palencia

Co-Founder/Education Director

olivervidaong@gmial.com

Elizabeth Chicop Morales

Education Coordinator

Ibeth84@gmail.com

Locations

5ta. Avenida 2-18 zona 2 Villas de Dueñas

San Miguel Dueñas

Sacatepéquez

03013

Mission, vision & values

Mission

In Guatemala, children with special educational needs do not have access to a quality educational system. Our mission is to provide comprehensive education and development, through the Center Educational Syndrome of Love in San Miguel Dueñas.

Vision

Our vision is to an organization that significantly improves the living conditions of its beneficiaries.

Values

We value equality

equity

transparency

hard work

commitment

and love.

Products, services, and programs

Products

We produce ornamental flowers of all kinds. We produce vegetables, perfumes, scented candles, recycling furniture and recycled lamps.

Services

We have an Educational Service, Pre-Primary and Inclusive Primary Classes. We also provide online English classes, medical days and offer a food donation and infrastructure improvement service.

Programs

Our Syndrome of Love Educational Program, is a non-profit school at the service of inclusive education. We also offer Educational gardens, a Food Sovereignty program and a Recycle (Furniture manufacturing from waste and products) program.

Organizational detail

Founded

2012

Number of employees

11-25

Funding

Private donations

Private Scholarships

Sale of products and / or services

Fundraising

Primary issue(s) / need(s) addressed

The need for education provision for people with disabilities, and to learn about the efforts of a group of parents fighting to obtain care for their children for years without positive results.

Impact, adaptations & objectives

Impact to date

We implemented the 1st inclusive pre and primary education school, solving the lack of access to it and exclusion in the case of people with disabilities. We have served more than 2,000 families in 8 years, with different programs, educational, health, nutrition and infrastructure.

Impact measuring

Through an Impact Model tool.

Organizational adaptations

Size and / or structure

Key offerings

Location

Funding model

How you collaborate or work with others

Organizational adaptation details

Size and/or structure

We have grown in the number of beneficiaries, going from 20 children in the 100 Educational Center, we have also grown from a house with 4 classrooms to having a house with almost 30 classrooms and an experimental area for gardening and plant production.

Short term objectives

Growth

Paying for an own headquarters for the project.

Quality

Raising the quality of the services we offer and the quality of the recruitment and resource management programs.

Impact

To go from being an Inclusive Pre-primary and Primary school to being an Institute of Inclusive Experimental Education.

Long term objectives

Growth

To be a non-profit organization incorporated in the United States.

Quality

To offer more and better services.

Impact

Legalize the first Institute of Experimental and Inclusive Education in the area and take the idea to secondary education.

Profile updated: 11/10/20

Asociación Vida Guatemala