Directorio Guatemala

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. An additional 400 family members of students and community members have been impacted through CETC’s Hero School curriculum. Our organizational goals and purpose are to continue this industry-leading and interdisciplinary work as well as to expand impact through the Hero School Model at CETC.

Antigua International School provides an internationally accredited education for all students in a multicultural and inclusive community that fosters a healthy learning environment and meaningful learning experience where students fully develop their life's purpose.

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

Our objectives are to transform them into multiplying agents and key actors for the sustainable development of the territory where they operate, and empower our beneficiaries in issues and sectors that specifically contribute to the sustainable and equitable development of the territory, transforming them into multiplying agents and key actors capable of representing the interests. of their communities and raise their voice for a more effective protection of their rights.

We are a Christian dance ministry that works with children of all socioeconomic status, including orphanages, providing dance classes, academics support and workshops on health and faith.

We are a community of missionaries serving and living in low-income communities.

TECHO is an organization present in 19 Latin American countries, which seeks to overcome the situation of poverty that millions of people live in overcrowded and under resourced settlements, through the joint action of its inhabitants and volunteers.

We are a non-profit organization founded in 1990 and made up of neighbors, scientists and researchers committed to fighting for the conservation of Atitlán.

Friendship Bridge’s history began with its work in Vietnam providing medical education and shipping medical supplies to impoverished populations in war-ravaged areas. While medical supplies were positively impacting the lives of recipients, Friendship Bridge was looking for a more sustainable solution to poverty reduction — the solution was microcredit. In 1994, we shifted our focus from medical supplies to microcredit and began offering small loans to impoverished women. Our clients, indigenous women who were deemed ‘unbankable,’ started or expanded small businesses and began creating their own sustainable solutions to poverty.

In 1998, Friendship Bridge expanded its work to Guatemala, another war-ravaged country suffering extreme poverty and offering limited opportunities to women. Friendship Bridge shifted out of Vietnam as operations in Vietnam became unsustainable due to an unfavorable political climate. Focusing solely on Guatemala, and aided by investment from American donors, the seeds of the Microcredit Plus program we know today were planted.

By 2003, almost 3,000 clients were borrowing from Friendship Bridge. By 2006 the number tripled to 9,000 clients, and today we reach more than 22,000 women through our Microcredit Plus program.

Worthy Village is a nonprofit organization that supports vulnerable communities in rural Guatemala.