Guatemala Funded Projects

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Build Skills & Income by Training Guatemalan Women
Guatemala, Women and Girls , Buy Gifts for Good
Funded $5,007 (of $14,585 requested)
Train 35 Guatemalan women in foot loom weaving to make products in high demand on the international market. Training will offer new employable skills and increase income for their families. progress reportread updates from the field
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Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $5,500 (of $5,500 requested)
Contributions to the Noemi Credit Fund provide the resources for loans to Agros villagers for land and housing through a revolving credit fund. progress reportread updates from the field
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Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $4,950 (of $4,950 requested)
The Enterprise Loan Fund provides small loans to villagers for economic development projects, enabling farmers to buy seeds, raise chickens, or begin a community bank, for example. progress reportread updates from the field
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Primary Education for Mayan Children
Guatemala, Education
Funded $3,000 (of $3,000 requested)
The project helps indigenous families overcome poverty and discrimination to obtain primary school education for their children. progress reportread updates from the field
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Build a Sustainable Community in Rural Guatemala
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $7,237 (of $7,237 requested)
30 indigenous families will raise egg-laying hens, chickens and pigs to sell locally. They will use the profits to provide school scholarships for children and start a reforestation project. progress reportread updates from the field
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Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families
Guatemala, Health
Funded $14,290 (of $14,290 requested)
20 families in Villa Linda - a community in the Barillas region will continue improvements to their living conditions through construction of latrines, sinks and fuel-efficient stoves for each family progress reportread updates from the field
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Help Guatemalan Women Launch a Clothing Business
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $4,948 (of $4,948 requested)
This project will allow 100 Guatemalan weavers to launch a business selling updated traditional dresses to young working women. Participants will learn skills such as quality control and marketing. progress reportread updates from the field
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Increasing Crops, Protecting Land in Guatemala
Guatemala, Human Rights
Funded $1,500 (of $1,500 requested)
In collaboration with the Mayan group PRODESSA, the project benefits 5,900 people in Poqomchi' villages to increase food production and protect the environment through sustainable agriculture.
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Chichoy Potato-Producing Project in Guatemala
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $2,446 (of $15,301 requested)
In the small rural community of Chichoy, 20 indigenous women will be provided the land, seeds and tools to launch an income-generating potato project.
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Small Business Works for Mayan Women
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $1,220 (of $10,000 requested)
Mayan women in the last intact forests of Guatemala, Mexico and Belize are being rushed small grants to aid in the development of businesses that are sustainable alternatives to deforestation.
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Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $500 (of $5,000 requested)
Agros restores hope and opportunity to rural families by loaning farmland, providing agricultural training, and much more. Families pay back the cost of the land, proudly earning right to its title.
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Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $480 (of $5,000 requested)
Agros restores hope and opportunity to rural families by loaning farmland, providing agricultural training, and much more. Families pay back the cost of the land, proudly earning right to its title.
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Small Business Works for Mayan Women
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $890 (of $25,000 requested)
Mayan women in the last intact forests of Guatemala, Mexico and Belize are being rushed small grants to aid in the development of sustainable business alternatives to deforestation.
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Help Survivors of Central American Flood Disaster
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $887 (of $25,000 requested)
The project will provide emergency assistance and long-term reconstruction to areas in Guatemala and El Salvador that have been affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Stan. progress reportread updates from the field
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Education for Indigenous Mayans
Guatemala, Education
Funded $100 (of $3,298 requested)
Bilingual education will increase skills and economic opportunities for the Maya Ch’orti people while maintaining their traditional language, culture and ecological values.
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Training 300 micro entrepreneurs in Guatemala
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $810 (of $30,000 requested)
Providing business training, consulting services and access to credit to 300 micro entrepreneurs in zones of extreme poverty in Guatemala.
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Women's and Children's Health Initiative
Guatemala, Health
Funded $540 (of $28,964 requested)
Agros provides basic health care and education as part of a more holistic effort to support these families' courageous efforts to farm their own land, build new lives, and rediscover their dignity.
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Women's and Children's Health Initiative
Guatemala, Health
Funded $500 (of $28,964 requested)
Agros provides basic health care and education as part of a more holistic effort to support these families' courageous efforts to farm their own land, build new lives, and rediscover their dignity.
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Supporting 200 Guatemalan Businesswomen
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $275 (of $30,000 requested)
200 Women will receive small loans to invest in their micro-enterprises which will help to reduce costs while increasing inventory with profits used to support family expenses.
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Rebuilding Hope After Hurricane Stan in Guatemala
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $145 (of $26,961 requested)
In October, Hurricane Stan hit Guatemala, causing massive mudslides and floods. At least 3.5 million were affected and over 100,000 homes were severely damaged or destroyed, leaving many homeless.
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Children's Education Center for 200 Mayan youth
Guatemala, Education
Funded $33 (of $6,872 requested)
The Center provides culturally appropriate, structured activities that build creativity, leadership development, and enthusiasm for learning for at least 200 Mayan youth in Nahualá, Guatemala. progress reportread updates from the field
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Guatemala: Pigs for Women Farmers
Guatemala, Women and Girls
Funded $250 (of $52,950 requested)
Pig farming will provide Indigenous Ixil women in El Quiché the economic resources and technical skills to create sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their families.
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LEAP: Leadership and Education to Abandon Poverty
Guatemala, Education
Funded $218 (of $50,000 requested)
Agros purchases land identified by families who then earn the land through crop production. Agros also provides leadership and educational training to enable the families to cultivate new lives.
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Eliminating Deadly Open Fires in Latin America
Guatemala, Health
Funded $25 (of $15,000 requested)
The ONIL Stove eliminates toxic smoke and vastly reduces burns/respiratory problems, and minimizes wood consumption up to 70%. The time saved in gathering wood allows for economic development.
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Strengthening Indigenous Communities in Guatemala
Guatemala, Human Rights
Funded $50 (of $30,000 requested)
In collaboration with the Mayan NGO PRODESSA, the project supports 1050 people in 6 Poqomchi' communities in improving food production and environmental management through sustainable agriculture.
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Expand a Vital Village Store in Guatemala
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $0 (of $14,300 requested)
This project will provide the capital to expand the only grocery store serving eight villages in Guatemala, selling basic staples to over 850 families. Profits go to scholarships for local youth.
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