Web Directory

» Agua Viva Children's Home
   Chimaltenango. A non-denominational Christian home and school describes its history and current programs, with information on sponsoring a child or participating in a mission trip.
   http://aguavivahome.org/

» Ak'Tenamit
   A non-profit international development organization working to reduce poverty among Q'eqchi' Maya in Eastern Guatemala. Describes programs, organizational structure, and how to get involved.
   http://www.aktenamit.org

» Amigos de Santa Cruz
   Nonprofit describes economic, education and health projects in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Lake Atitlan.
   http://amigosdesantacruz.org/

» Amnesty International - Guatemala
   Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
   http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guatemala

» Amnesty International USA - Guatemala Human Rights
   News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years.
   http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/guatemala/page.do?id=1011162

» Casa Guatemala
   Homes for orphaned, abused, or abandoned children, in Guatemala City and Rio Dulce. Describes programs, facilities, and financial support needs. [English/Spanish/French]
   http://www.casa-guatemala.org/

» Center for Mayan Women Communicators
   A non-profit which functions as a center for women to unite and to develop skills in communications technology to enable better representation in the world and in the media. [English, Spanish]
   http://www.interconnection.org/cmcm/

» Common Hope
   Works to improve health care, education, housing, and human development in Guatemala. Site described programs, people, history, statistics, and financial arrangements.
   http://www.commonhope.org/

» Directory of Development Organizations - Guatemala
   Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information.
   http://www.devdir.org/files/Guatemala.PDF

» Eldis - Country and Region Profiles: Guatemala
   Database of online development policy, practice and research documents, searchable by sector or keywords. Includes index to British Library of Development Studies printed material.
   http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles?objectId=235461D0-C2E2-3D32-A66B354570EC7C95&country=1088

» Guatemala Stove Project
   Canadian nonprofit which raises funds and send volunteers to build masonry stoves with low-income households. Describes the advantages of these stoves, and how to get involved. [English, Spanish]
   http://www.guatemalastoveproject.org/

» Helps International
   US-based nonprofit describes their economic development, health and education programs.
   http://www.helpsintl.org

» Light the Village
   The Guatemala light project provides solar power LED light systems to families in remote villages. Team members, sponsors, and project photographs.
   http://lightthevillage.com/

» Masons on a Mission
   Description of a project by a multinational group of Masons in Guatemala to replace traditional cooking methods with more healthy ones.
   http://www.midcoast.com/masonsonamission

» MayaWorks
   Community development nonprofit which organizes handicraft producers, provides microloans and training, and sponsors tours of participating communities. Describes programs and offers retail and wholesale purchasing online.
   http://www.mayaworks.org

» Mayapedal
   Sustainable development project which recycles used bicycles to build pedal-powered machines. [English, Spanish]
   http://www.mayapedal.org/

» OneWorld US - Full Coverage: Guatemala
   Provides news, opinion, events and campaigns on human rights and sustainable development issues.
   http://us.oneworld.net/places/guatemala

» Partners In Solidarity
   US-based charity which supports rural education and medicine.
   http://www.partnersinsolidarity.com/

» Partners of the Americas - Alabama-Guatemala Chapter
   NGO facilitating student and professional exchanges, as well as charitable work, describes their past projects and provides current contact and meeting information.
   http://www.freewebs.com/ala-guatpartners/

» Project Mosaic Guatemala
   Antigua-based center to match foreign visitors with volunteer opportunities throughout the country. Gives overview of services and placements, with recent newsletter and financial information. [English/Spanish/German]
   http://www.promosaico.org/

» Pura Vida
   An ecumenical Christian project providing food and education in Lemoa, Quiche. They describe their work as well as donation and volunteer opportunities.
   http://www.puravida.org/

» Servants For Him
   Christian evangelism program which provides household biosand water filters, as well as health education.
   http://www.servants4him.org/

» The Highland Support Project
   A US Methodist-affiliated group supporting economic development projects with several women's groups in the highlands.
   http://hspmissions.org/

» The Mayan Connection - Los Cimientos Alliance
   Antigua-based international group working with Maya K'iche people to recover their land in Los Cimientos. Gives dispute history, and describes ways to get involved.
   http://www.livezone.com/maya/

» The Penny Foundation
   Helps peasant women and men from indigenous rural families granting microcredit and training for access to land, agricultural production and textiles.
   http://www.fundacen.org

» UN OCHA ReliefWeb - Guatemala
   Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.
   http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=2&cc=gtm

» US State Department - Human Rights Report: Guatemala
   2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
   http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119161.htm