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Fundación Familia Maya (FUNDAMAYA)

Fundación Familia Maya (FUNDAMAYA)

Non profit organization

Fundación Familia Maya (FUNDAMAYA) was born from the vision of a group of indigenous Guatemalan, Australian, and American friends wanting to make a difference for those most in need. Now, more than 14 years later, we have an even greater desire to help the Guatemalan communities we call home.

From the beginning it was important to everyone involved that FundaMaya be a Guatemalan organization. While we partner with people from other countries and benefit from the energy, skill, and knowledge of two of our founders, Sharon and Dwight, our board is now all Guatemalan and predominantly indigenous.

Our board members are from the Lake Atitlan area, and they truly understand the culture, and respect the way of life. Maya helping Maya

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Women
Men
Girls
Boys
Indigenous peoples
Elderly
Disabled
Animals
Youth
Education
Youth
Children at risk
Family
Health
Entrepreneurship/Business
Water and sanitation
Development/Community infrastructure
Leadership/Capacitation
Volunteer/Sustainable travel
Emergency relief

Organizational contacts & locations

Contacts
Sharon Smart
Executive Director & Board Director
(+1) 619 202-0090
sharon@fundamaya.org
Julio Coroxon
General Manager & Board Chair
(+502) 3134-9953
juliofundamaya@gmail.com
Brenda Chiroy
Board member & Treasurer
(+502) 3223-3860
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Mission, vision & values

Mission

Fundamaya’s mission is to strengthen our communities by promoting education, well-being, and empowerment. Invest in the education of the children. The results will be felt now, and for generations to come.

Vision

Our organization vision is being recognized to execution projects that seek development by helping many families and strengthening their communities through community aid, education and empowerment.

Values
We value education
community aid
and empowerment.

Products, services, and programs

Services

We offer the following services:

  • school sponsorships
  • medical aid and loan medical items when they are available
  • dental and ophthalmological help
  • food assistance
  • care for the elderly
  • providing household items: stoves, beds, water filters, gardens.

We have three nutritional feeding preschools. Our long term aim is to provide a life of hope for a child through education.

Programs

Our programs are:

  • sponsorship program
  • sewing classes
  • community aid program
  • birth families (uniting families) program
  • animal program
  • fire fighting program
  • empowerment program
  • trade school program
    • garden program

Organizational detail

Founded
2007
Number of employees
26-50
Funding
Private donations
Corporate donations
Fundraising
Primary issue(s) / need(s) addressed

We focus on educational and community well-being. We recognized the need that everyone deserved to have an education, but that many local students could not continue their studies because they did not have socioeconomic support at home, which had a domino effect that left them unable to support themselves in education.

Impact, adaptations & objectives

Impact to date

We have been able to reach almost a thousand scholarship students and with it their families.

Impact measuring

We have data collection support where we can collect information for the beneficiaries in the different support areas.

Organizational adaptations
Size and/or structure
Location
Target population
Target problem
Mission
vision and/or values
How you collaborate or work with others
Organizational adaptation details

We have had several ups and downs that we have seen in the past, that we saw the need to start changing certain programs and objectives in order to improve our work areas

Short term objectives

Growth

We have had growth in the scholarship area.

Quality

Give an improvement in the quality of life.

Impact

Impact at a higher than departmental level.

Long term objectives

Growth

Growth for other programs.

Quality

Quality of life.

Impact

Impact at a higher level of department to reach the national level.

01/05/23

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