Reef announces the “We Heart Guatemala” Design Initiative which launches on Facebook today and will run through December 2010. Reef fans will be asked to participate in the design and marketing process of this particular sandal. This unique initiative is centered on a group of Guatemalan women who create the beautiful hand braided threads that [...]

The National Building Museum selected Engineers Without Borders-USA to receive its prestigious Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology for its notable work connecting engineering students with international development projects. Panelists shared EWB-USA’s efforts to provide clean water, sustainable energy, and needed infrastructure to communities across the world while also instilling a sense [...]

To read this article in its entirety, click here.  To learn more about the Range of Motion Project, visit their website. Greg Krupa recently completed a 3,500 mile bicycle trip from Eugene to Guatemala to raise money for the Range of Motion Project (ROMP), an organization that provides prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces to amputees. [...]

The following excerpt is from a September 1, 2010 article published by Revue Magazine.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Making a difference Tessa de Goede is a 27-year-old Dutch woman who came to Guatemala three years ago. After doing volunteer work in several countries she found out that helping children [...]

The following excerpt is from an August 24, 2010 article published by KLTV.com.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. LONGVIEW, TX – Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview Orthopaedic physician, Dr. Jordan Stanley, and Refuge International make the dreams of an 18-year-old boy come true through pro bono surgery. Alejandro Ixim was born [...]

The following excerpt is from a June 20, 2010 article published by The Colorado Daily.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. BROOMFIELD — What began as a simple trip to Guatemala in May as part of the United Nations’ World Food Program has turned into a passionate cause for Broomfield-area real [...]

The following excerpt is from a June 11, 2010 article published by NBCMiami.com.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. He wades through garbage dumps on a regular basis.  Food for the Poor photographer Benjamin Rusnak is just that dedicated to his craft. For at least one week each month, Rusnak visits a [...]

The following excerpt is from a June 7, 2010 article published by National Geographic Traveler.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Across Guatemalan farmland, a new breed of bicycles is being used to thresh corn, de-shell coffee beans, and even blend fruit smoothies. There, in a country with a history of [...]

The following excerpt is from a June 7, 2010 article published by National Geographic Traveler.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Across Guatemalan farmland, a new breed of bicycles is being used to thresh corn, de-shell coffee beans, and even blend fruit smoothies. There, in a country with a history of [...]

The following excerpt is from a June 7, 2010 article published by The Morning Star.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. By BROOKS VANDERBUSH Contributing Writer TRAVERSE CITY – For children in Zones 3 and 7 of Guatemala City the only things to climb on or play around were garbage. These [...]

The following excerpt is from a May 28, 2010 article published by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. An innovative bicycle-powered water pump, created by a student at the University of Sheffield, has proved a huge success and is now in regular production in Guatemala, transforming [...]

The following excerpt is from a May 7, 2010 article published by The Province.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. When most of us plan for time off work during late fall or winter and yearn for warm tropical breezes, we look for sandy beaches in Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. [...]

The following excerpt is from a May 7, 2010 article published by The Province.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. When most of us plan for time off work during late fall or winter and yearn for warm tropical breezes, we look for sandy beaches in Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. [...]

The following excerpt is from an April 29, 2010 article published by PR.com.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Glen Ridge, NJ, April 29, 2010 –(PR.com)– The village of Santa Maria de Jesus is 20 minutes outside of Antigua, Guatemala, and a world away from Glen Ridge, NJ. But in February [...]

The following excerpt, which references one of our profile subjects, The Timmy Foundation is from an April 14, 2010 article published by the Indiana University Newsroom.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Savvy investment strategies and a year of strong growth in the stock market enabled the Virtu [...]

The following excerpt, which references one of our profile subjects, The Timmy Foundation is from an April 14, 2010 article published by the Indiana University Newsroom.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Savvy investment strategies and a year of strong growth in the stock market enabled the Virtu [...]

The following excerpt, about one of our profile subjects, Hearts in Motion is from an April 14, 2010 article published by the Harbor Light News.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here. As profiled in the Harbor Light last month, Bear Creek Township Resident, Cathy Shier, and her sister Terry Greiner, recently [...]

The following excerpt is from a March 30, 2010 article about our friends at Fotokids, published by The Comment Factory.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here.  This article was written by Ana Caistor-Arendar, who lives in – and writes about – Latin America.  To read more articles by Ana, please click [...]