The following post was written by the Adoptee Advocates of Adoptees With Guatemalan Roots. If you want to learn more about this organization, head over to www.guateroots.org. Over 30,000 children were adopted from Guatemala before international adoption closed in...
We’re in the process of complying with Government Agreement 229-2014: Regulations on Health and Security at Work and its reforms Government Agreement 79-2020 and 146-2020. In times like these where most things are uncertain, we know that there’s one thing we can...
These past few months have been incredibly challenging for everyone around the world, especially for our brothers and sisters in Guatemala. Schools remain closed, leaving millions of students to continue their education from home. And to add to the problem, many...
Just like throwing a stone into a pond, sponsoring a student in the Rise Youth Development Program creates ripples that not only impact one student’s life for the better, but continues to impact generation after generation of students in Guatemala. But don’t...
It’s 11:00 am and you wouldn’t believe how hard the scorching sun hits when you’re nearly 7,000 feet up in the mountains of San José Poaquil in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The scene is almost surreal. A community leader, officially appointed by the local...
