TECHO is an organization present in 19 Latin American countries, which seeks to overcome the situation of poverty that millions of people live in overcrowded and under resourced settlements, through the joint action of its inhabitants and volunteers.
We are a mixed, interdisciplinary team committed to transforming the unequal reality of Guatemala; a team committed to artivism and digital media as tools to achieve it. Artivism as a recovery of artistic action for immediate social intervention; and digital media as a resource that has caused profound changes in the production of content and democratization of information and communication channels; giving rise to digital activism, community journalism and linking digital media with social collectives generating powerful and comprehensive alliances throughout Latin America.
We create artistic works that generate reflection based on the need to address social issues that are little discussed, in alternative spaces, bringing them to audiences with little access to a theatrical experience.
Since its creation, Artistas Trabajando has been clear in working under the following strategic objectives: