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Profile: Mayan Hope

Laura — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:58:31 +0000

Mayan Hope is a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing educational, nutritional, medical, ecological, and other needed services to indigenous families, villages, and abandoned or abused children of Guatemala and other Latin American nations. They are a direct and hands-on charitable organization meaning that, as such, they work in close cooperation and side-by-side with the people in the communities where projects are located.

Education: Education is the foundation and primary purpose of Mayan Hope. They believe that ...complete post

Profile: Ties To The World

Laura — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:23:42 +0000

Ties to the World (“TTTW”) is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization founded in Northern California, by Ibis Schlesinger in November 2006. Their goal is to promote self-sustainable orphanages in Latin America and worldwide thus breaking the cycle of their dependence on charity.

Ties to the World wants abandoned children to have the tools they need to succeed as adults. They want to help orphaned and disadvantaged youth develop the academic, business, and interpersonal skills ...complete post

Profile: ASSCA (Social Services Association – German Cooperative)

Laura — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:42:41 +0000

ASSCA (Social Services Association – German Cooperative) is a non-profit institution that, through scientific cooperation has brought preventive and curative healthcare, along with other forms of development, to the neediest Guatemalan communities. These services have been delivered through the use of human capital and technology.

The vision of ASSCA is to become one of the most important development institutions in Guatemala; to contribute real, tangible support to Guatemalan communities; and to improve the quality of life ...complete post

Profile: Heartbeat International

Laura — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:42:16 +0000

Heartbeat International is devoted to saving lives globally by providing cardiovascular implantable devices and treatment to the needy people of the world.

Heartbeat international is proud of the history and lineage whereby one person’s compassion for his fellow countryman ignited a chain of events that is now taking the form of a global movement. Twenty-five years ago Federico Alfaro, MD, a Guatemalan physician, was treating a seventeen-year-old patient. The boy had a heart condition cardiologists refer to ...complete post

Profile: Clinica Comunitaria Daniel Comboni

Laura — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:48:25 +0000

The Clinica Comunitaria Daniel Comboni (Daniel Comboni Community Clinic) located in Mixco, Guatemala, provides health, dental, and educational services. The clinic reaches out to the large population of indigenous people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Mixco by offering health and dental services for a nominal fee. Education and nutrition programs provide the people with the information they need to stay healthy and happy and to live more peacefully.

The Clinica Comunitaria D. Comboni began ...complete post

Profile: Transitions – UPDATED

Laura — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:22:47 +0000

UPDATE: Everyone should check out Transitions’ great new website at www.transitionsfoundation.org. Mobilization, health, rehabilitation, education, leadership…

The Transitions Foundation is committed to making a difference in the lives of Guatemalans who may otherwise have few opportunities to grow, to learn, and to become literate and productive contributors to their Guatemalan culture. They provide rehabilitation, vocational, and educational training to disabled persons through the services offered at Transitions’ training centers.

Program Objectives:

To provide life-skills training and ...complete post

Profile: New Life With Education

Laura — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:54:11 +0000

New Life with Education, a school for children with special abilities, it is located in the village of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala.

In January 2000 the school, Nueva Vida, was founded for those with different abilities who were not allowed into public schools. It started in one room with one Guatemalan teacher and eight students. Three of those students had spina bifida, the others with muscular dystrophy, autism, Down syndrome, mental retardation and dwarfism. They ...complete post

Profile: Wuqu’ Kawoq

Laura — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:30:52 +0000

Guatemala is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere. Decades of violence, corruption, and racism have stranded much of the population in poverty with uncertain prospects for the future. Although nearly 75% of the population in Guatemala is Mayan, and speaks one of over 20 different indigenous languages, there are no health care or development programs which provide services in these languages.

Wuqu’ Kawoq was founded by a group of development workers partnering with ...complete post

Profile: ConstruCasa

Laura — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:36:29 +0000

ConstruCasa is a non-profit organization offering basic housing to families living in extreme poverty. ConstruCasa always works in collaboration with local social organizations to identify families of exceptional need. Beneficiary families participate in the construction of their home and also pay back one fourth of the total cost of their house over four years. ConstruCasa collaborates with its partner organizations also in other construction projects and community service programs.

ConstruCasa’s mission is to improve the quality ...complete post

Profile: Friends of the Deaf / LAVOSI

Laura — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:55:08 +0000

The Friends of the Deaf, officially known as the Friends of People with Auditory Deficiencies, a non-profit 501(c) (3) tax exempt organization, founded in 2009, is dedicated to improving the lives of people with auditory deficiencies through their support of Las Voces del Silencio (LAVOSI).

LAVOSI is an educational project for the deaf in Guatemala; “where the voiceless have a voice and a choice!” Las Voces del Silencio (LAVOSI) is a new project in Guatemala dedicated to ...complete post