Agros International - Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families

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Agros International - Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families

Address

Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org

Mission

Agros exists to see rural poor families in developing nations own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, cultivate a livelihood and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish.

Programs

Agros has worked to develop nearly 40 economically sustainable villages built on the foundation of land permanence and ownership for the rural poor. We work to implement a holistic village development program, focused on community development and education, economic sustainability, and land ownership.

Agros International's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Support Sustainability for Nicaraguan Farmers	Economic Independence for Women in Central America	Support Sustainability for Guatemalan Farmers	Support Sustainability for El Salvadoran Farmers
Support Sustainability for Honduran Farmers

Agros International's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land	Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land	LEAP: Leadership and Education to Abandon Poverty	Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Women's and Children's Health Initiative	Women's and Children's Health Initiative	Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family	Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Help Families Affected by Hurricane Felix!	Water Well Need - Futuro de Manana, Nicaragua	Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land	Water Well Need - Norwich, Nicaragua
Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families	Support Sustainability for Mexican Farmers	Help Mexican Farmers Raise Sheep and Incomes	Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families

Personnel Overview

Mario Morales - Director - Agros Guatemala
Mario studied at the School of Superior Studies of Economy and Business Administration, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala. He has served as the Director for the Foundation for Rural Development of Guatemala. He has also acted as consultant for several projects and many rural socioeconomic programs, and served as Special Products Project Coordinator for the National Foundation for Peace.

Greg Rake - President
Greg served for 20 years in Latin America with MAP International, Project Concern and Mennonite Central Committee in health and development activities. He led successful health education initiatives related to cholera and AIDS and logistic systems for the Ministry of Heath in Bolivia. Greg has a Master’s in Health and is an editor of Serving with the Poor in Latin America.

Personnel Statistics

Hans Theyer, President & CEO
Founded in 1984
Employees: 60
Volunteers: 50