Friendship Bridge’s history began with its work in Vietnam providing medical education and shipping medical supplies to impoverished populations in war-ravaged areas. While medical supplies were positively impacting the lives of recipients, Friendship Bridge was looking for a more sustainable solution to poverty reduction — the solution was microcredit. In 1994, we shifted our focus from medical supplies to microcredit and began offering small loans to impoverished women.
Conexión is a local Guatemalan NGO, with a Mesoamerican vision. It is the continuity of ICCO Cooperation in Latin America, gathering all the experience and track record that ICCO has worked in recent years in the region. There is documentation that systematizes and supports this transfer from 2010 to 2020.
Conexión's work focuses on rural and indigenous youth and women, economic empowerment and inclusive economic development, sustainable agroforestry systems, climate change adaptation processes and contributing to the fight against gender violence.
We focus on the most vulnerable children by supporting them to break the cycle of poverty and leave this world a little better than we found it. Without being an organization with religious purposes, our work and our actions are inspired by the values of the Gospel and the Mayan culture.
Somos la Asociación Juntos Podemos de El Hato, una comunidad de alrededor de 1500 habitantes en el Altiplano Central al norte de Antigua. Servimos a estudiantes indígenas en situación de necesidad y a sus madres, ayudando a mantener a los niños en la escuela y enseñando a las familias a alimentarse por sí mismas, aumentando el acceso a la educación y la seguridad alimentaria.
Malnutrition and food insecurity create a vicious cycle of poverty from which it is very difficult to break out. To help combat these twin ills, Seeds for a Future's primary focus is helping rural families ensure their access to enough nutritious food, so that children and adults can be strong and healthy.
The Horizons Initiative seeks to regenerate and rejuvenate more than 36,000 hectares of agricultural landscapes in the border region of Guatemala's Western Highlands. Implementing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) flagship approaches and methodologies, Horizontes supports communities to have water and soil for agriculture, inclusive markets, territorial governance, financial services and other opportunities that enable them to achieve dignified lives.
Pastoral Social Caritas de los Altos, is an entity of the Archdiocese of Los Altos, which began its social and humanitarian function 47 years ago, has sought the development of the promotion and dignification of the person, the family and the community by implementing its actions in the areas of land, health, women, humanitarian aid, organization, development and capacity building, education, etc..
ESAP is an organization that promotes the well-being of vulnerable families, their animals and the environment through the establishment of sustainable, community-driven ecosystems.
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.
Tikal Canal facilitates volunteer led workshops in San Felipe de Jesus, Tzununa La Laguna, and Nebaj, Quiché.
RTI International is both a global research institute and a leading international development organization. We combine these powerful capabilities with those of our partners to co-create smart, shared solutions for a more prosperous, equitable and resilient world.
For over 36 years, Potter's House has walked alongside individuals, families and communities living in poverty and extreme poverty to develop long-term relationships and provide opportunities for holistic development through our 5 programs: Family Development, Education, Health and Nutrition, Microenterprise and Community Development.
From physical and mental transformation to spiritual transformation, we want to empower people in poverty throughout Guatemala and make significant changes in their lives and communities.
Yabal Guatemala is a Fair Trade organization, focused on sustainable fashion, that supports indigenous women’s weaving cooperatives in Guatemala, providing them with the opportunity to sell their hand-woven products through local and international markets.
Miracles in Action empowers Guatemalans living in extreme poverty to help themselves through sustainable projects that improve education, nutrition, vocational skills and create jobs.
Food for the Hungry / Fundación Contra el Hambre is an international non-profit organization that works with the objective of facilitating holistic transformation in 215 communities in Guatemala. We work together with families to build self-sustainable communities in the departments of Alta Verapaz, Quiché and Huehuetenango, focused on ending chronic childhood malnutrition.
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.
Tejiendo Futuros is works integrally with the family to develop human beings holistically focusing on the Human Rights for the Child. Starting with the children through a holistic education program that focuses on physical and mental health, while also providing emotional support to the mothers, fathers and siblings of the students through the Strengthened Families program. In addition a third program, provides healthy nutrition and ecological practices through agroecology.
The Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura (Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura - IMAP) is a non-profit organization based in Guatemala. It was founded in 2000 by a group of local people concerned about the serious environmental, social, political and cultural problems that affect Mesoamerican communities.
We have established an education center where we promotes the teaching of Permaculture techniques, the conservation of biodiversity, the production of seeds and vegetables in an organic way, and a seed bank that fights for the rescue of the heritage of native seeds.
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 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.