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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: 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: CasaSito

Laura — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:00:37 +0000

CasaSito increases educational opportunities in rural areas of Guatemala so that indigenous people living in poverty can attend school, receive quality instruction, and obtain the skills they need to improve their lives.

CasaSito has two approaches for addressing educational needs, depending on location. In the Department of Sacatepéquez, they offer scholarships and work closely with local learning centers to provide in-depth and extensive support for students and families. In more remote areas, they work with community ...complete post

Profile: Partnership in Women’s Ministries

Laura — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:35:24 +0000

Partnership in Women’s Ministries (PWM) is a partnership of ministries serving abused and abandoned women in Guatemala. This partnership comes to fill a huge void in Guatemala, where women lack total control of their lives, and are powerlessly subjected to lives of misery. These women, who are lacking resources and education, are desperately trying to survive and provide for their families. Tragically, they are all too often bound by violent relationships with abusive men.

PWM works with various ministries and organizations to provide multifaceted ...complete post

Profile: Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala

Laura — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:48:58 +0000

Adopt-a-Village (AAV) in Guatemala is a small, grassroots non-profit that works with remote villages in the rugged Northwestern Highlands region. This is an area of extreme poverty with few public services or other forms of assistance. AAV partners with leaders of these Mayan villages to build a more promising and sustainable future for their children by providing education and other critical support. The goal of Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala is to empower through education. Less than ...complete post

Profile: The Scheel Center

Laura — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:04:51 +0000

Quality education, healthcare, and family development for the region’s poorest children

Known for its beauty, culture, and history, the Panchoy Valley also has its marginal zones where homeless families and street children live. In these areas the unemployment rate is high, adolescents lack education, crime is prevalent, alcoholism is rampant, and familial violence is widespread. Taking these problems into mind, the idea of opening a specialized technical school amidst the Victorias, Bella Vista, and Papalillo neighborhoods ...complete post

Profile: MADRE

Laura — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:12:24 +0000

MADRE is an international women’s human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women’s organizations worldwide to address issues of health and reproductive rights, economic development, education and other human rights. They provide resources and training to enable their sister organizations to meet these goals by addressing immediate needs in their communities and developing long-term solutions to the crises they face. In Guatemala, MADRE is involved in these projects:

Farming for the Future Indigenous Ixil ...complete post

Profile: El Nahual

Laura — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:47:18 +0000

El Nahual Community Center was founded in 2004 in order to address shortcomings in the Guatemalan national education system, particularly in Quetzaltenango and its surrounding communities. El Nahual is located on the outskirts of Quetzaltenango in a sector called Pacajá. This location, which straddles urban and rural areas, was chosen to allow El Nahual to serve as a hub of support for the often marginalized communities outside the city center.

El Nahual is a fully licensed non-profit organization funded ...complete post

Profile: Pava

Laura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:46:43 +0000

PAVA is a non-profit organization that works closely with rural communities in the Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala to achieve long-term sustainable development through community-based projects and programs. A full-time staff based in the bustling town of Chimaltenango manages PAVA’s programs, providing technical expertise and coordination for infrastructure projects, environmental programs, and education.

PAVA began work in 1983 in response to ongoing civil violence. Initially, PAVA provided emergency relief to isolated villages in Guatemala. Through PAVA’s efforts ...complete post

Profile: Safe Passage (Camino Seguro)

Laura — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:58:53 +0000

Safe Passage – Hope, Education, Opportunity

At Safe Passage (Camino Seguro), the mission is to create opportunities and foster dignity through the power of education. Safe Passage works with the poorest at-risk children of families living and working in the Guatemala City garbage dump. Within a safe and caring environment, they provide a comprehensive and integrated program that fosters hope, good health, educational achievement, self-sufficiency, self esteem and confidence.

Safe Passage was founded in December of 1999 ...complete post