Rights Action works in Honduras and Guatemala in support of community-based land, environmental and human rights defenders resisting harms and (often deadly) violence caused by different sectors of the global economy: mining and hydro-electric dams; for-export production of African palm, sugarcane and bananas; tourism and the ‘sweatshop’ garment industry.
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.
The Qachuu Aloom Association began its work in 2003 in the communities of Baja Verapaz, currently we have more than 500 families from 31 communities in the municipalities of Rabinal, San Miguel Chicaj and Cubulco in the department of Baja Verapaz. Qachuu Aloom is a predominantly "feminine" Maya Achi' organization.
We are a non-profit Guatemalan civil organization, created on March 1, 2010 in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with the purpose of promoting integral community development in rural areas of the country. We have a 100% local work team, dynamic, strengthened and committed to the scope of the development indicators established by the association; with intervention in the municipalities of the departments of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz and Quiche.
Partner for Surgery serves with the goal of transforming lives through medical care.
Organization committed to the fulfillment of the rights of persons with disabilities with emphasis on children and adolescents, promoting their inclusion in different social areas with equal rights and opportunities, with coverage in the northern region of Guatemala, specifically in the Department of Baja Verapaz and in the municipality of Santa Maria Joyabaj of the Department of El Quiché, in which it has implemented actions that have contributed to the fulfillment of objectives 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a
We create artistic works that generate reflection based on the need to address social issues that are little discussed, in alternative spaces, bringing them to audiences with little access to a theatrical experience.
Since its creation, Artistas Trabajando has been clear in working under the following strategic objectives:
Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza is a Guatemalan organization with 39 years of experience. We are responsible for the co-administration of 4 protected areas that represent 5% of the national territory. We work on 5 strategic pillars: Climate Action and Resilience, Natural Areas and Biodiversity, Environmental Education and Awareness, Citizen Advocacy and Internal Organizational Development. We are also part of the Alliance for the Conservation of Pine-Oak Forests in Mesoamerica, in which we actively participate to meet the specific demands of this ecosystem.