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Nonprofits in Xela + Western Highlands, Guatemala

17 organizations found
Last Updated: 5/19/12
1.

Mayan Families

Location: Panajachel, Solola
Guatemala
Mayan Families is a small non-profit group operating in the Highlands of Guatemala. We live and work in the Lake Atitlan region. We operate a variety of programs as a...
Education / Schools, Cultural / Indegenous, Women's Issues
Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Pacific Coast
Last Updated: 5/1/12
2.

Niños del Lago (Children of the Lake), Guatemala

Location: Panajachel, Sololá
Guatemala
Transforming the lives of at-risk Guatemalan children through mentoring, educational, and inspirational programs that build character, resilience and leadership -- one...
Education / Schools, Crime / Drugs / Gangs, Cultural / Indegenous
Antigua, Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Guatemala City, Pacific Coast, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 4/2/12
3.

Oxlajuj B'atz' (Thirteen Threads/Trece Hilos)

Location: Panajachel, Solola
Guatemala
Oxlajuj B’atz’, which means Thirteen Threads, is a non-profit indigenous women’s empowerment and educational organization of the Asociación Tejedoras Unidas - Komon...
Business / Fair Trade, Cultural / Indegenous, Women's Issues
Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Pacific Coast, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 2/5/12
4.

Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala

Location: Tres Ranchos, Huehuetenango/Huehue
Guatemala
Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala is a 50l(c)3 organization founded in 1991. It is a small independent group comprised of families and individuals who offer resources and...
Education / Schools, Cultural / Indegenous, Economic Development, Farming / Agriculture
Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 2/1/12
5.

Semilla Nueva

Location: Xela, Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Though sustainable agriculture can help farmers grow more profitably while protecting their land, most Guatemalan producers lack access to needed information and...
Education / Schools, Environmental / Animal, Farming / Agriculture
Xela + Western Highlands, Pacific Coast
Last Updated: 11/13/11
6.

AMG Internacional

Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Guatemala
The mission of AMG Internacional is to "advance with compassion the command of Christ to evangelize and make disciples around the world through national leaders...
Education / Schools, Health / Medical, Religious / Spiritual, Farming / Agriculture
Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Guatemala City, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 5/23/11
7.

G.I.F.T. Guatemala Infant and Familie Treatment programs

Location: Panajachel, Solola
Guatemala
G.I.F.T. is a Canadian NGO that has been providing free medical clinics for the Maya population in Guatemala since 10 years. The majority of the indigenous Maya we...
Health / Medical, Orphanage / Home, Women's Issues
Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 12/15/10
8.

Asociación CasaSito

Location: Antigua, Sacatepequez
Guatemala
Founded in 2004 by Alice Lee So Fong and Greg Schwendinger, CasaSito is and non-profit organization that increases educational opportunities in rural areas of...
Education / Schools, NGO Assistance / Fund, Economic Development, Engineer / H20 / Stoves, Construction / Housing
Antigua, Xela + Western Highlands, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 12/9/10
9.

Miracles In Action, Inc.

Location: Naples, Florida
Guatemala
Helping poor families to help themselves through education, vocation, and sustainable projects. Miracles in Action seeks out under-served pockets of need in rural...
Business / Fair Trade, Education / Schools, Engineer / H20 / Stoves
Antigua, Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 12/8/10
10.

Mayan Hands (Manos Mayas) - a project of Asociación Tejedoras Unidas (Komon Ajkem)

Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala
Mayan Hands was founded by a Guatemalan anthropologist in 1989 in order to provide work for Mayan women that they could do in their homes with skills they aleady had,...
Business / Fair Trade
Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 12/8/10
11.

Pop Wuj Clinic

Location: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
the Pop Wuj Clinic operates for the urban poor. Staffed by a local doctor, the clinic has developed an incredible reputation in the city and every day a line forms...
Education / Schools, Health / Medical
Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 12/7/10
12.

Cooperative for Education

Location: Cincinnati, OH
United States
Cooperative for Education (CoEd) is a Cincinnati, Ohio and Guatemala City-based nonprofit organization established in 1996. Through our programs, we strive to address...
Education / Schools
Antigua, Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Guatemala City, Izabal + Southeast, Pacific Coast, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 12/1/10
13.

Asociacion Escuela de la Calle- EDELAC-

Location: Quetzaltenango., Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Reintegrate street children with families, work, study and home communities, also has a preventive program which offers formal and informal education in a neighborhood...
Education / Schools, Health / Medical, Orphanage / Home, Cultural / Indegenous, Women's Issues
Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 11/30/10
14.

Social Entrepreneur Corps

Location: Antigua
Guatemala
Social Entrepreneur Corps is a social enterprise that leads innovative and dynamic international internship, volunteering, consulting and insight travel programs. Our...
Business / Fair Trade, Health / Medical, Cultural / Indegenous, Economic Development, Women's Issues
Antigua, Lake Atitlan + Chimaltenango, Xela + Western Highlands, Quiche + Verapazes
Last Updated: 11/23/10
15.

Asociacion de Servicios Sociales Cooperacion Alemana

Location: Guatemala, Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
We provide services such as health, helical computed tomography, General Medicine, Farmacy, Optical, Ultrasound, EKG, X-ray, Clinical Laboratory, Dental, Optometry,...
Health / Medical
Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 11/19/10
16.

Primeros Pasos

Location: Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Primeros Pasos is a non-profit, independent organization that offers quality and affordable health care and health education to the underserved communities of the...
Education / Schools, Health / Medical, Women's Issues
Xela + Western Highlands
Last Updated: 11/18/10
17.

Nuevos Horizontes

Location: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Asociación Nuevos Horizontes is a Guatemalan-run NGO based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Founded in 1989, ANH consists of five social programs: a shelter and family...
Education / Schools, Politics / Rights / Racism, Women's Issues
Xela + Western Highlands
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