Hope Haven International Ministries (HHIM) reaches beyond the borders of our nation by extending mercy to people with disabilities around the world. This is accomplished by working closely with relief and development organizations, mission groups and individuals in various countries. In the early 1990’s, Hope Haven, headquartered out of Rock Valley, Iowa (USA), had an [...]
Tag Archives: Development
Profile: Miracles in Action
Posted by Laura on February 4, 2010
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Miracles in Action is a Florida based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves poor indigenous communities in Guatemala. Their team of volunteers seeks out underserved pockets of need in rural Guatemala and they research projects that focus on education, vocational training, and sustainable development. “Miracles” board then selects those projects that achieve long-term results, improve quality of life, and allow truly impoverished people [...]
Profile: Reading Village
Posted by Kari on February 1, 2010
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To visit the Reading village website, please click here. Belief Statement: Every child should be able to grow up free to express their fullest self, give what they have to contribute to their families, their communities, their countries and the world. Access to books, the ability to read, and to think critically and imaginatively are [...]
Profile: Farmer to Farmer
Posted by Kari on January 29, 2010
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Farmer to Farmer, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, envisions agriculture that is sustainable and respectful of the earth, that remains in the hands of the people who live and work the land. They support grassroots agricultural projects that are democratically initiated and managed. They affirm the sacredness of the earth and work for and respect the rights of [...]
Profile: Sharing the Dream
Posted by Laura on January 28, 2010
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Sharing the Dream in Guatemala is a non-profit organization that promotes fair trade with cooperatives and small businesses in Guatemala. They are committed to providing fair wages and employment opportunities to low-income artisans, which will result in creating sustainable markets for their products. Their craft products are handmade by Mayan artisans using many traditional techniques. [...]
Profile: The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)
Posted by Laura on January 25, 2010
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The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) helps individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water. Through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach, they help people get technology that will better their health and improve their lives. Many rural communities and urban shantytowns in developing countries do not [...]
Profile: Partners in Development
Posted by Laura on January 21, 2010
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Serving the Poorest of Poor in Developing Countries Partners in Development, Inc. (PID) strives to help the extreme poor attain independence and whole life improvement. PID combines a variety of programs to achieve community transformation in places where hope is often lost in the cycle of poverty. Through child sponsorships, small business loans, housing opportunities [...]
Profile: Chi Chi Amor
Posted by Laura on January 5, 2010
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Chi Chi Amor is a for-profit, ecologically conscientious small business that creates beautiful children’s clothing integrating Mayan textiles with contemporary “western” fashion. As cultural anthropologists, Danielle O’Connor and Shari Feldman are compelled by a profound desire to share the history, compromised present, and unknown future of the Mayan weaving tradition. Although they take great care [...]
Article: Guatemala Unit for Solar Energy
Posted by Kari on January 4, 2010
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The following is an excerpt from an article published on December 29, 2009 in Brunei FM World News. To read the article in full, please click here. GUATEMALA, Dec 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A unit known as the National Coordinating Cell of the Euro Solar Programme (CNC) was created in Guatemala. Official paper El Diario [...]
Profile: MayaWorks
Posted by Laura on December 10, 2009
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MayaWorks is a 501(c)3 non-profit that markets the work of Maya artisans who otherwise have no outlet for their handiwork. As a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation, MayaWorks pays artisans at prices they set, provides technical assistance and educational opportunities and meets other Fair Trade criteria. What makes MayaWorks Unique: MayaWorks is much [...]
Profile: Synergo Arts
Posted by Laura on November 12, 2009
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Synergo Arts is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt organization based in Arizona. Its purpose is to help artists and artisans around the world use ergonomics to maximize health, income, performance, productivity, creativity, and art or craft quality. They do this through a grassroots approach to innovating and delivering ergonomics resources, with a special focus on [...]
Profile: Orphan Resources International
Posted by Laura on November 12, 2009
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Orphan Resources International (ORI) believes that every child is special and that God has a plan for each of their lives. Their mission and goal is to aid the children of this world, who through no fault of their own, have found themselves orphaned and alone. They wish to show them that God and many [...]
Profile: Food For The Poor
Posted by Laura on October 21, 2009
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Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. They provide emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with [...]
Profile: Guatemala Stove Project
Posted by Laura on October 11, 2009
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The Guatemala Stove Project (GSP) is a registered Canadian Charity made up of a small group of North American volunteers. They began working in response to a request for help from CEDEC, an indigenous non-profit group working in Guatemala’s Altiplano (Western Highlands). CEDEC had identified the need for masonry cook stoves in the communities they [...]
Profile: HELPS International
Posted by Laura on October 8, 2009
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HELPS International is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that partners with individuals, businesses, corporations, local and national governments to alleviate poverty in Latin America. HELPS integrated programs include: medical care, education, community and economic development, and agricultural innovations in order to improve the quality of life for the indigenous people of Latin America. HELPS International was founded in 1984 as a 501(c)(3) [...]
Profile: As Green As It Gets
Posted by Laura on September 25, 2009
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As Green As It Gets™ is an incubator for small Guatemalan businesses. They provide training, technical services, marketing and financing to hard-working proprietors who need a push in the right direction to lift themselves out of poverty. They place a strong emphasis on protecting the environment and land restoration as an integral part of business management. They [...]
Profile: Hearts in Motion
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
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The mission of Hearts In Motion is to provide care and medical treatment for children, families, and communities through its programs and sponsorships in the U.S., and Central and South America. An additional goal is to provide opportunities for individuals to participate in short-term mission experiences. The impact of the trip experience on each team [...]
Profile: Maya Pedal
Posted by Laura on September 14, 2009
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Maya Pedal is a non-governmental organization located in San Andrés Itzapa, Chimaltenango. They started in 1997, working with a group of Canadians from the organization PEDAL. Following a vision for sustainable development in Guatemala, they became constituted under local control as Asociación Maya Pedal in 2001. They recycle used bicycles to build pedal-powered machines, bicimáquinas, [...]
Profile: Safe Passage (Camino Seguro)
Posted by Laura on September 10, 2009
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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 [...]
Profile: Concern America
Posted by Laura on September 3, 2009
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Concern America is an international development and refugee aid organization that provides long-term, community-based development and support to economically impoverished communities throughout the world. What distinguishes the work of Concern America is its belief that the transformation of impoverished communities comes from engaging local members in the solutions to their problems. Concern America does [...]
Profile: Hospital de la Familia
Posted by Laura on September 1, 2009
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What started over 30 years ago as a small dispensing pharmacy in Nuevo Progreso is today a year-round medical facility offering general medical, minor surgery, pediatric, obstetrical and dental services. The hospital consists of wards that can accommodate 72 patients. During the past several years, the hospital has maintained a staff of over 60 full-time [...]
Profile: Common Hope
Posted by Laura on August 25, 2009
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Common Hope creates opportunities so that impoverished children and families can improve their own lives. The heart of Common Hope’s work in Guatemala is education. They provide the necessary resources for over 2,700 children to attend school each year in seventeen villages outside of Antigua and Guatemala City. Common Hope understands that education is [...]
Profile: Namaste Direct
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2009
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Namaste Direct is committed to alleviating poverty in rural communities of Guatemala by providing impoverished women entrepreneurs with microcredit loans along with a personal business mentor, vocational training workshops and informal business education. Conventional wisdom has it that there are four barriers to escaping poverty (defined as less than $2 a day income per household [...]