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Updated: over 3 years ago
... 20 minutes outside of Xela, Guatemala. Founded in 1999 a group of Pachaj
Areas: Sustainable Forestry, Water Supply and Conservation, Practical Conservation, Agroforestry, Environmental Health
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Maggie Kennedy
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Maggie Kennedy
Updated: over 3 years ago
The Cojolya Association of Maya Women Weavers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the ancient art of backstrap loom weaving and the traditions which surround it -- not just as a historic relic, but as a viable enterprise. The Cojo
Updated: over 3 years ago
... the children who live and work at the Guatemala City garbage dump. The organization
Updated: 7 months ago
C.A.N.D.E.L.A. centro para ninñs y adultos discapacitados del lago atitlan (Non Governmental Organization)
... children in Central America today. Guatemalan children with physical and mental
Updated: over 3 years ago
... the rights of children and youth in Guatemala. CEIPA provides leadership training to
Areas: Vocational Training, Rights of the Child, Youth Education and Empowerment, Infrastructure, Child Labor, Youth Leadership
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Sandra Herrera
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Sandra Herrera
Updated: 7 months ago
The 16 Community Conflict Resolution Centers are nonprofit community-based institutions that help resolve local conflicts peacefully. The Centers were established out of a general frustration with the expense and delay of the legal system. Their mission is
Updated: over 3 years ago
... institute in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala promoting cross-cultural understanding ... culture, customs, and traditions of Guatemala. • To educate visitors about the ... political, and economic reality of Guatemala. • To create justly-paid employment
Areas: Social Development, Arts Education, Community Service/Volunteerism, Traditional Culture
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Lourdes Xicará,Academic Director
Type: Non Governmental Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Lourdes Xicará,Academic Director
Updated: over 3 years ago
Coordination of Mayan Peoples` Organizations of Guatemala [COPMAGUA] (Network/ Coalition/ Collective)
... unbrella organizations: the Council of Guatemalan Mayan Organizations , the Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala , the Coordination of Mayan Unity and ... Indigenous RIghts Accord within the Guatemalan Peace Accords of 1996.
Areas: Indigenous People and Culture, Indigenous Rights
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective - Scope: national
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective - Scope: national
Updated: 9 months ago
CNMEMG-OXLAJUJ AJPOP - Conferencia Nacional de Ministros de la Espiritualidad Maya de Guatemala Oxla (Faith Based Organization)
Oxlajuj Ajpop is a civil association that includes seven AJQ'IJAB's (Maya priests) organizations, from various linguistic areas of the country. It's an educational, humanistic and religion based institution, which is non-profit and non-political. It promot
Areas: Sustainability, Religious and Spiritual Issues, Sustainable Communities, Human Rights Education, Community Training, Cultural Diversity, Sustainable Livelihoods
Type: Faith Based Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Mr. Felipe Gomez
Type: Faith Based Organization - Scope: national - Contact: Mr. Felipe Gomez
Updated: over 3 years ago
Community Association for Integral Development of the Maya Mam Population ACODIM (Non Governmental Organization)
Acodim-M is an association of mame Indians from San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán, who have promoted a process of community participation in order to exert an influence on the planning of municipal development. This is an NGO that since the early Nineties has been