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Showing 119 organizations in 1 target population, all focus areas, all departments.

Natün (formerly Mayan Families)

Non profit organization

Natün Guatemala works in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala to implement community-led programs that address systemic barriers and build cultural strength and resilience. Our work is driven by the expertise of Mayan staff and community leaders towards long-term, meaningful change in the areas of education, nutrition & health, and economic development.

Natün Guatemala, a registered US 501(c)3 organization in the US, works in partnership with our legally-registered Guatemalan partner association (Asociación Natün) to implement our programs on the ground.

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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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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)

Asociación EntreMundos

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EntreMundos fosters and consolidates the capacities and competencies of local development organizations in Guatemala - respecting their values, ethics, principles, policies, strategies and work methodologies.

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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)

Asociación SERniña

Registered association

We provide transformative workshops dedicated to empowerment and gender equity for youth living in Guatemala. Through our workshops and programs, youth develop the knowledge, skills, and courage they need to make informed life-choices and reach their highest potential. We run all of our programs in partnership with local schools and organizations in some of Guatemala’s most marginalized and at-risk communities.

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Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango

Organización para el Desarrollo del Indígena Maya (ODIM)

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ODIM (Organization for the Development of the Indigenous Maya) is an non-profit organization in Guatemala that exists because people like you and I believe that this world can be a better place.  We dare to believe that compassionate, competent and comprehensive medical care and education are possible even in the poorest places on earth. We believe that working together with the people of San Pablo and San Juan la Laguna is better than going it alone.

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WINGS/Asociación Alas de Guatemala, ONG

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Asociación Alas de Guatemala (WINGS Guatemala) is a non-profit organization that provides quality reproductive health education and services to underserved, primarily rural Guatemalan youth, women, and men. 

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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 para el Desarrollo Integral Filantropis, ONG.

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All young people have academic capacities and leadership skills to solve current problems, Filantropis invests in those talents to generate sustainable changes in the community, facilitating access to university education and social entrepreneurship opportunities.

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Quiché (Chajul, Cotzal, Nebaj)

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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Observatorio de Eco-Educacion/Research Foundation for the Innovation of Eco-Education

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The Observatorio de Eco-Educación / Research Foundation for the Innovation of Eco-Education researches, promotes and transforms education for ecological regeneration in Central America. We design and develop environmental and social sustainability and regeneration curricula for use in preK-12 schools and non-formal community organizations in order to promote and expand education practices and pedagogies related to environmental and social well-being and regeneration.

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Niños del Lago

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Niños del Lago is a Guatemalan works with vulnerable and disadvantaged children. By offering an educational forest camp experience we will provide the opportunity to participate in educational, cultural, creative, and motivational experience aimed to help children to fulfill their potential, dare to dream, and become empathetic future leaders and positive role-models to others.

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CREAR Escuintla

We orient our actions to the integral well-being of the LGBTIQ+ collective.

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Escuintla (Escuintla)

CHILDHOPE/Fundación Esperanza de los Niños

The Children's Hope Foundation - CHILDHOPE - promotes, proposes, and advises policies and strategies.

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Quiché (Santa Cruz del Quiché)

Fundación para Desarrollo Integral de El Tejar FUNDIT

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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.

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Buena Onda

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In a group or as a solo volunteer or intern, Buena Onda connects you with local, community-driven organizations dedicated to creating a positive impact and responsible development in Guatemala.

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Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Petén, Sololá

Asociación SERES

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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.

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Guatemala (Chimaltenango), Quiché (San Miguel Uspantán), Escuintla (Escuintla)

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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