Planting Seeds is a non profit organization that seeks to eradicate the barriers that contribute to poverty by working with communities to provide high-quality comprehensive education for children and families throughout Guatemala.
SERES is a non-profit organization, founded in 2009, that works with marginalized and at-risk youth, at the forefront of climate change in Central America, training them to be agents of change, social entrepreneurs and leaders in sustainability capable of building more resilient and prosperous communities.
WJI is building a more equitable world for Maya women and girls by combating gender inequality and violence against women and girls. Through an innovative community-based approach, WJI is improving the lives of women and girls by increasing their access to justice and improving their ability to exercise their rights to live free from 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.
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.
We manage programs related to education among them: - We support education by providing middle level (basic and high school) at affordable prices. - Scholarships for students with more economic difficulties and who have the desire to study. - Extra support (internet, technology and teacher support) for elementary school children in the community. - Leadership program, in order to form good people who are aware of themselves and their environment. - School for parents, free courses are offered in order to provide them with a tool.
Academia de Salud Integral is a non-profit scientific association that brings together professionals from different areas and disciplines with the aim of promoting mental and integral health through various teaching, research and assistance programs.
One of our fundamental objectives is the promotion of personal, family and social mental health based on an absolute respect for the life and dignity of the person.
We carry out all our academic work based on a defined and solid anthropological criterion with a personalist foundation.
Partner for Surgery serves with the goal to improve health, empower communities, and overcome barriers. We are on the front lines of medical and surgical care in rural Guatemala focusing on bringing quality health care and surgical solutions to where most impoverished Guatemalans live. Our service model allows us to bridge language, distance, and cultural barriers. And our health promoters, staff, volunteers, and donors all partner to ensure our programs secure the solution each patient needs, from the time we meet them in their communities until we return home with them after surgery.
We are an organization formed by activists for the rights of children, adolescents and youth, with recognized trajectory and experience. We are a multidisciplinary organization with gender equity. We are an association that works with and for children, with a focus on girls and gender equity.
CARE works around the world to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. It is a leading global organization with more than 75 years of experience that puts women and girls at the center because it recognizes that poverty cannot be overcome until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
There is a growing gap in learning and economic opportunities between rural and urban areas worldwide, with the largest disparity in low-income countries. Project Alianza is looking to change that in Latin America through our women-led, community-driven initiative to close the region's rural-urban education gap. Our adaptive learning model upskills and hires local women as educators to create and curate experiential, interactive learning for children in remote communities.
We support teachers for 2 preschool programs in Guatemala:Pequeños Pero Listos and Aula Magica.
Mercado Global is a Brooklyn-based accessories brand and non-profit organization that empowers rural women in Latin America to become entrepreneurs. Through donor-funded business education and leadership programs, we help women create community businesses to support themselves and their families.
We are a foundation whose nature is private, non-partisan, non-profit, with social projection and humanitarian assistance.
Our vision is to educate the population through training and research on gender, ethics and human rights issues, promoting sustainable empowerment for the youth and women of the Central American region, shortening gender gaps and reducing violence based on in gender.
NPH (Nuestro Pequeños Hermano) Guatemala is a home that serves more than 450 vulnerable children, provided comprehensive education in a loving family environment, strengthening the values and principles instilled by our founder Father William B. Wasson.
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.
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.
Doulos Foundation promotes educational and cultural development to benefit the most excluded communities and groups in Guatemala.
FUNDIT began by helping several children with school supplies; that effort later transformed into a scholarship program. Children who come from extreme poverty do best when they start their education early. FUNDIT founded a pre-school to give the children the chance to have a better life.
We are an organization of feminist women working for women's human rights through comprehensive care, political advocacy, and leadership training.
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