The Foundation was created in 1996, in the context of the struggle of the survivors of the Rio Negro/Rabinal massacre, to build paths of hope for future generations, especially for the Mayan Achi people.
Peronia Adolescente is an association legally constituted in 2004, working for a fairer reality for Guatemala. It facilitates spaces of integral formation, using games, art and alternative sports, promoting leadership and volunteering of adolescents and young people of scarce resources who are vulnerable in Ciudad Peronia.
Sueños is a non-profit organization focused on stopping the cycle of child labor through community-centered education for preschool and elementary school students in Antigua, Guatemala.
A non-profit association with a humanistic spirit. Founded in 2013, our work focuses are the prevention of violence, the process of transformation of lives, community development to improve the quality of life, and promoting the defense of equality and human rights.
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 budding community center in the Chaimal Village, San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz. Our small center is constructed with some boards and sheets, with a compacted earth floor, benches made of wood with blocks, a table, and several children, women, and youth from nearby villages who use our space for workshops, storytelling sessions, reading hours, book loans, and some strengthening courses. Our services immediately connect with the communities through programs that promote reading, critical thinking, creativity, and the empowerment of women with cultural relevance.
We are an organization that works through the library, carrying out various cultural and social activities with the inhabitants of the community as well as with the educational community, with the service of access to information and technology.
Association dedicated to the welfare of the inhabitants of the country, for children, youth and people interested in self-improvement and development, the Association for Integral Development Tzanjuyub' (ADIT). Settled as an Association of civil nature, non-profit, whose purposes are eminently scientific and socio-cultural, consisting of young people, women and men. It contributes on its own initiative or when requested, in the facilitation and search for solutions to local, departmental, regional and national problems.
Sonidos Para La Vida is a non-profit organization dedicated to promote the practice of a musical instrument in children and youth with limited resources or at risk, as a means of prevention and as a means of creating better opportunities in the lives of all these children and youth. We provide study programs of different musical instruments, as well as musical instruments themselves, so that children and youth have free access to these resources and thus can progress in their study.
Antigua Green School offers a Pre-K - 12 program and is located on a large coffee farm and cultural center called Finca La Azotea. It's a progressive and bilingual school that focuses on environmental and sustainable education.
Puerta de Esperanza was born in the heart of a Guatemalan woman who saw the need to accompany the lives of working children in a somewhat forgotten sector of the city, the terminal market, where food is plentiful, but not exactly for them.
Puerta de Esperanza is a space of opportunities that makes children and adolescents know new horizons, expanding their ability to dream and fight for their dreams.
A cooperative of mostly moms in San Antonio AC that make products from recycled hand woven Guatemalan textiles. Providing the an opportunity to enhance their income.
Tikal Canal facilitates volunteer led workshops in San Felipe de Jesus, Tzununa La Laguna, and Nebaj, Quiché.
Colectiva Las Ninas de Guatemala is a feminist collective led by artists who use art as a tool for social change.
The Association of Mayan Weavers "Cojolya" is a non-profit organization located in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, founded in 1983 during the civil war with the objective of supporting and contributing to the development of women artisans.
We are a non-profit organization that works with programs and projects for the benefit of Guatemalan children and youth. The areas we work in are education, health, nutrition, recreation and environment.
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.
Founded by Guatemalan film director Jayro Bustamante, Fundación Ixcanul was born in 2018 with the mission of activating social transformation and the defense of human rights through bold, plural and committed cinema and the strengthening of the film industry in Guatemala and the region.
Our cinema and our actions and programs are based on a clear vision: cinema, in addition to being a space for enjoyment and creation, is a powerful means to transform the lives of people and societies.
As a fair trade organization, Sharing the Dream works with more than 20 groups of artisans around Guatemala, helping them to improve and sell their products. We operate an Elder Center in Santiago, where we provide meals, medical care, and care to more than 60 Maya elders. We also provide scholarships to a small group of promising students who must attend tutoring sessions, complete volunteer hours, and participate in reading activities in exchange for their scholarship.
Fundación HRI focuses on developing the resilience of families and communities, strengthening the family unit and establishing self-sufficiency in the home with the aim of improving the lives of children and adolescents.
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