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Showing 80 organizations in all target populations, 1 focus area, all departments.

Yo'o Guatemala

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We believe in education and community development as ways to improve the quality of life of thousands of people in rural areas.

We work in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, one of the municipalities with the highest illiteracy and malnutrition rates in the country, so our efforts are focused on providing quality education and comprehensive care for children and youth.

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Baja Verapaz (Purulhá)

Tu Consejería

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With TuConsejería we are providing remote mental health services to underserved populations, with an emphasis on women survivors of violence, youth and suicide support. We have 3 affordable and confidential services: emotional support chat in times of crisis, video / audio psychological therapy and support groups.

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La Puerta Abierta Atitlán

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The Puerta Abierta is a vibrant learning center for students of all ages with a focus on meaningful education and literacy outreach in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. We offer creative teaching practices that awaken a love for learning and exploration in our students and teachers. 

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Sololá (Santiago Atitlán)

little GIANTS Guatemala

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littleGIANTS is a non profit organization, operating in the field of education and community building, that provides the tools to empower children and youth (4-18 years old) from distressed neighborhoods and their communities to unchain their dreams, unleash their potential, thrive and create lasting change in their communities. We achieve this through our integral after school learning experience which explores the uniqueness of each child and develops personal life skills that will lead to social transformation and children will act as agents of change for their communities.  

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Guatemala (Guatemala City), Sololá (Panajachel)

Girl Rising

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Girl Rising works with local partners by providing customized tools and curricula to build confidence and agency in girls and to change attitudes and social norms so that entire communities stand up for girls and against gender discrimination.

Our story-based tools and curricula engage, energize and motivate young people to see beyond their borders, value their education, understand their rights and believe in their capacity to change their lives, communities, and even the world.

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Guatemala (San Juan Sacatepéquez), Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango), Sololá (Nahualá ), Totonicapán (Totonicapán), Jalapa (San Luis Jilotepeque)

Education for the Children Foundation

Registered charity

Since 2003, Education For The Children has worked with the young people and families from Jocotenango, Guatemala to access free quality education, nutritious food, health and social services. We empower them with skills to be successful and inspire future generations.

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Sacatepéquez (Jocotenango), Chimaltenango

Asociación SERniña

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Asociación SERniña has 8 years of working with different communities in Sacatepéquez, accompanying girls, boys and youth to discover their "true self" through an authentic identity, which recognizes and celebrates their abilities, critical thinking, spiritual and corporal love and the confidence they need to make informed life decisions and become agents of positive change in their lives and communities.

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Sacatepéquez (Antigua Guatemala), Chimaltenango (Paley Centro)

The Cadaniño Foundation

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The Cadaniño Foundation works to serve vulnerable children in their communities through spiritual formation, educational reinforcement and family strengthening programs.

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Nelixia

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Central America is home to so much bio-diversity, so much culture, communities and tradition, but despite a huge potential, local natural raw materials haven’t been much developed. The Nelixia dream is to bring back value to this fertile region, by developing amazing natural ingredients for the fragrance, flavors and aromatherapy industry.

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Escuintla (Escuintla), Izabal (Livingston), Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Santa Rosa

Asociación Unidos por la Vida - ASUVI

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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.

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Quiché

Tess Unlimited

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We help children born with cleft lip and cleft palate in Guatemala. We provide pre and post op care and all surgeries they need.

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Asociación Civil DiverArte Guatemala

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DiverArte Guatemala is a private, non-profit, apolitical, social-type Civil Association that promotes processes of artistic awareness, from the opening of spaces for the defense and promotion of human rights, with the purpose of contributing to the eradication of contexts of stigma and discrimination that are derived from behaviors of violence directed towards Guatemalan children, adolescents and youth.

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Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Jalapa, Sacatepéquez, and 2 more

Asociación por Una Vida Digna

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Asociación Por una Vida Digna trains marginalized community leaders to promote their own development, actively participate in global networks to strengthen civil society organizations, and address citizen security, education and strengthening civil society.

Founded 2012 in Guatemala, as a private, non-profit, non-religious, non-partisan organization with its own assets. With the sole purpose of being a platform that promotes sustainable human development.

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Guatemala (Villa Canales), Sololá, Izabal, Quetzaltenango, Zacapa, and 1 more

Asociación BPD

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The Association was established in Guatemala in 2006, and works in the Chimaltenango area with a main focus on reducing chronic child malnutrition in rural areas.

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Chimaltenango (San Juan Comalapa)

Bibliotecas comunitarias Riecken (Fundación Riecken)

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The Riecken Foundation promotes a network of innovative community libraries in Honduras and Guatemala that awaken the spirit of discovery and social participation through activities in the libraries. We have shown that community libraries are essential to a democratic society. Libraries are institutions that citizens use to make informed decisions and reach their full potential. They provide essential knowledge, encourage critical thinking, and encourage self-education and lifelong learning.

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Izabal (Morales), San Marcos (Tajumulco), Alta Verapaz (San Juan Chamelco), Quiché (Chiché), Quetzaltenango (Huitán), and 3 more

MAIA

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MAIA is redefining the word "school" in rural Guatemala. The organizational model of Colegio Impacto de MAIA obtains the best international educational practices, methodologies, structures and resources from high impact organizations and then contextualizes them. Our teaching model is influenced by educational organizations in the United States that are making significant changes with traditionally underserved populations. These teachings are contextualized and strengthened with the cultural identity of the Young Pioneers, allowing them to develop 21st century skills.

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Sololá (Sololá )

Promesa ONG/Promise NGO

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We implement holistic development programs through sustainable management of sustainable projects.

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Quiché (Chajul)

INCE-Woord en Daad

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As a biblical Dutch foundation, Woord en Daad, together with local partners and actors from relevant sectors, connects people worldwide. In this way we want to take responsibility for shaping a dignified existence for the rich and poor and we create hope and opportunities to transcend poverty. Together with our loyal supporters and experienced partners, we have been working on sustainable change for 47 years. 

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Guatemala, Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltrekkers

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We are a non-profit hiking outfitter whose profits go entirely to support EDELAC - a school and home for street children in Xela.

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Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango), San Marcos (Tajumulco), Sololá (Sololá), Quiché (Nebaj), Huehuetenango (Todos Santos)

Long Way Home, Inc.

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Since 2009, LWH has nurtured an education ecosystem, connecting green construction, formal education, equitable international volunteerism, and active participation in 21st century problem-solving. Over the last decade, the LWH builders, staff, volunteers, and donors have transformed 550 tons of trash into a fully functioning K-11 school. In 2019, 77 K-6 students, 51 grade 7-11 students, 27 Teachers/Directors, and 9 builders were direct beneficiaries of CETC employment and education.

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Chimaltenango (San Juan Comalapa)

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