Society and Culture

Club Rotario Guatemala Nordeste - Service group provides information on meeting times, goals, and projects. [English/Spanish]
http://www.rotaryguatemala.org

The Guatemalan Maya Centre - The Centre operates as a small cultural and educational centre dedicated to the Maya.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/maya/

Asociación SHARE - A community development nonprofit working in several rural areas describes their programs and successes, along with opportunities for child sponsorship. [English/Spanish]
http://www.shareguatemala.org

Peace Brigades International, Guatemala - An international organization offering unarmed protective accompaniment to human rights activists, unions, students, women groups, refugees, and communities threatened with violence in Guatemala.
http://www.peacebrigades.org/guatemala.html

Ethnicity, Language, and Economic Well-being in Rural Guatemala - RAND report on difference in objective and perceived economic well-being, in an environment of economic growth of the late 1980's and early 1990's. [PDF] <small>(August 1, 2002)</small>
http://www.rand.org/labor/DRU/DRU2845.pdf

Guatemala Youth Rescue Centre - Describes program in Guatemala which supports troubled youth. Organization is looking for volunteers, investment, education, venture capital, social entrepreneurs.
http://www.gyrc.org

Servants For Him - Christian evangelism program which provides household biosand water filters, as well as health education.
http://www.servants4him.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. In English and Spanish.
http://www.interconnection.org/cmcm/

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

Sex Discrimination in Guatemalan Maquilas - Information about U.S. clothing manufacturers (and two food processing companies) contracting with maquilas in Guatemala that discriminate against women on the basis of their reproductive status.
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/guatemala/

Nim Po't, - The Center for Maya Textiles - Consignment store of contemporary and antique Maya dress, located in Antigua. Many photos of weaving and embroidery, arranged by village, with commentary on designs.
http://www.nimpot.com

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/

AWARE (Animal Welfare Association - Rescue/Education) - Nonprofit shelter in Sumpango, Sacatepequez. Describes dog rescue and rehabilitation programs, with education materials on animal welfare.
http://www.animalaware.org/

Guatemala Stove Project - Canadian nonprofit which raises funds and send volunteers to build masonry stoves with low-income households. They describes the advantages of these stoves, and tell how to get involved.
http://www.guatemalastoveproject.org/

Guatemala Genealogy - Guatemala genealogy resources at RootsWeb.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gtmwgw

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/

GayGuatemala.com - A gay virtual magazine for Guatemala and the hispanic gay community.
http://www.gayguatemala.com

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

Ninos del Lago - Ninos del Lago is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization dedicated to providing hope and joyful experience to the youngest generation of Guatemalans.
http://www.ninosdellago.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/

GeoNative - Guatemalan Indians - Overview of language families, and comparison of Spanish and indigenous place names. [English/Basque]
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/mayagua.html

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

Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala - An organization formed to coordinate local activism on Guatemala in the United States.
http://www.nisgua.org

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

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

From the Household to the Factory - Human Rights Watch charges in this report that women in Guatemala's largest female-dominated labor sectors face persistent sex discrimination and abuse.
http://hrw.org/reports/2002/guat/

Guatemalan Postcard Photographers - Images, description and history of postcards from the late 1800's to modern times.
http://www.io.com/~reuter/GuatPCs.htm

CIA FOIA - Guatemala - Searchable database of more than 5000 documents relating to Guatemala which are available from the US Central Intelligence Agency.
http://www.foia.cia.gov/guatemala.asp

Endangered Threads - A US-nonprofit which produces video documentaries on traditional weaving. They provide ordering information for completed productions, with photos and commentary on weavers, organized by community.
http://www.endangeredthreads.com/

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/

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/

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