Guatemala Aid Fund
Current Needs
Donations Sought for the Following Projects in 2024-5:
2025 Safe Drinking Water Project Help us develop a water supply project for drinking, bathing, organic farming in San Jose Chacaya Guatemala Donate Here
Help us with programs serving indigenous families! Donate Recurring donations are the most helpful way to change lives Donate ONGOING NEED Monthly sponsorships $36 a month, about $1.15 a day Donate
Help hire 4 Nannies $5,000 per Nanny / year The Childrens' Homes are in desperate need of funds for Nanny salaries and for outings for the hard working and loving Nannies. With over 40 children in each home there is always a need for some more loving hands. Nannies work 24 hours and often have families of their own. Donations for salaries, or for an outing for the Nannies to recharge and feel appreciated would be a blessing. Send our kids to School! for about $1.15 /day Rural & City School Projects Be a Sponsor for $35 monthly GAFs goal is to not only help support the homes and programs that provide shelter, food, health care and most importantly love… but GAF is dedicated to raising funds to support education, out of reach to so many children in Guatemala, and certainly un-obtainable for most if not all in orphanages and very rural villages. To support a path towards a future where they may have the ability support themselves as well as contribute to the work force, economy and communities that they live in in Guatemala. Education will open doors for opportunity and leave behind a cycle of poverty with no escape routes. For children who age out of orphanages there is no family to return to, no education to fall back on in terms of gaining employment, and no government safety net for food, shelter or education. It is a dead end, literally. Help us with providing free education in a remote area in Guatemala and help assist with the school fees, transportation and supplies for kids going to school in the city... can you donate $1 a day and sponsor one of our kids for a year? WANT TO VISIT? CONTACT US Come Play with the kids, or tell us if you want to share your special talents! Sustainable Education Job Training Childcare Certification Program Fatima Childcare Certification Training Program The program will help both FCH and community members, primarily single mothers in need of employment. Participants will take classes taught by psychologists, FCH staff, and other licensed professionals and will be required to complete 100 hours of training. The participants will complete their training hours at FCH. This will allow the participants to immediately use the skills they learn while providing FCH with additional childcare workers. Participants who complete both the coursework and training hours will receive a certificate of completion improving their chances of finding employment. Donations sought – Sponsorships to defray the costs of the Program $75 per student 20 students = $1,500 per course 3 courses per year = $4,500 per yr Sponsor some special meals with protein. $100 Malnutrition Support Programs and School Drop Out Prevention Program At the Community Center, Medical Clinic, Library and Educational Classes Project Education, Community and Child Support in Rural Indigenous Community of San Jose Chacaya, Guatemala We hope you can join us in our goal to raise $30,000 US dollars to fund the operation of these life changing programs. When adequately supported and staffed with loving trained professionals we can provide the full range of supports for opportunities to build self sufficiency and futures in their own country. In keeping with the Association to Eradicate Poverty's proven model for the development of mental health, life skills, and a strong education with deep ties to the local Community (including language, traditions, and respect for the environment) we are excited to unroll the programs at the Center! LAND PRESERVATION PROJECT We hope you can also join us in our Overall Goal to Raise $250,000 US dollars to purchase all 60 acres of the land and to preserve all but 4 acres where the campus and organic garden will be built. Solola Community Project
Your Donations Helped Complete These Projects that Support our Goals for SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH & WELFARE EDUCATION
Results in Annual Report Cards - Click Here
FINISHED! In 2022 Social Cultural Volunteering Tourism Programs & Accomodations FINISHED! In 2021 Solola Community Center and School Drop Out Prevention Program, Malnutrition Prevention, Library Finished! In 2019 Foundation Poured for new Community Center in Solola FINISHED! In 2019 Parent Training and Family Strengthening/Counseling Center FINISHED! In 2018 Outdoor Space for the Babies! FINISHED! In 2017 Income Generating Community Recycling Project!
EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS ALWAYS NEEDED - Free compulsory education in Guatemala goes through the 6th grade only. In 2019, two of our oldest family members at Fatima Children's Home, have continued school, GAF raised enough money to fund the 2017, 2018 and 2019 school expenses for both Children! We are requesting scholarships to cover the continued education for more of the older children. $35 a month will sponsor a child. There are currently more than 100 children at Sololá Center and 45 at Fatimas, and 35 in Guatemala City outreach program. Sponsorship is always needed.
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