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.
APEVIHS is a non-governmental and non-profit organization committed to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, research and humanitarian assistance and food and nutrition security, as well as projects in the areas of school education, entrepreneurship with women and local collaborations towards shared solutions to prevalent problems in the region.
Develop social awareness and promote school, work and social inclusion of children, adolescents and seniors with Down Syndrome. Giving them tools that will help them to successfully integrate into Guatemalan society; achieving in the long term a greater social independence.