Project Somos Children's Village - Guatemala

A home. A family. A future.

An eco-sustainable community
for at-risk mothers and children in Guatemala

Creating hope and building a future: IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Children need their mothers and their mothers need a strong foundation of education and skills to escape the vicious cycle of poverty in Guatemala.

Since 2011, Project Somos has worked to protect children and help mothers
… and we’re just getting started.

Through our eco-sustainable community and innovative programs we empower at-risk mothers to protect, nurture and provide for their children — so they can move on to live independently, and build a better future for generations to come.

WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE KNOW
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  • That Guatemalan children live in one of the most impoverished countries in the Americas.
  • That poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition, starvation, mortality rates and violence go hand in hand.
  • That giving mothers a safe home, education and skills creates a healthier, sustainable future for generations.
  • That nothing can replace a mother’s love.

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Your donation will help protect children, empower mothers and build healthy communities, now and for the future.

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SUMMER MATCHING CAMPAIGN
  • “Project Somos has had a huge impact on me. Before, I couldn’t get medicine, milk, or enough food, and I felt that if I didn’t leave my husband he would kill one of my children. Finding Project Somos was like finding angels, it took me out of my darkness. I had wanted to die. I felt destroyed. Each person that has come into my life here is like a new building column that has re-constructed me."
    ClaraMother of three
  • “I was a person who was thrown away. Here I am recuperating. Today I have a desire to live, and to reach my goals. Now I am a person who is learning and I have a dream to work with animals. I feel happier and much stronger.”
    ClaudiaMother of one
  • “My life has totally changed. Before, I hit my girls. I don’t do that here. Now my girls tell me they love me and give me a kiss, and now I give affection to my girls. I never told them I loved them before, and now I realize that that wasn’t good for them. I didn’t do that because my mom didn’t do that. When my girls talk to my brother now, they say “I love you, Uncle”.  He says they have changed so much. Now I'm learning how to bake and work in our local felting business.”
    DoraMother of four daughters
  • “My life before was horrible. I couldn’t give affection to my kids, I couldn’t sit down with them because I had to find food for them. I hit them. I couldn’t give them clothes, couldn’t even buy them underwear.  It has been a huge change for me. My daughter reads, the children are getting bigger. I am going to baking school. I have woken up. I know I can do better. I want to do better. I have learned to do needle/wet felting and baking for visitors and am working towards getting my diploma in baking.”
    PaulaIlliterate mother of three, learning to read and write
  • “Before Project Somos, I didn’t have enough of anything. I had to look for ways to feed my children. I felt sad. I am happy here, it has changed my life. I am learning how to needle-felt and bake but before, I was just fighting for my kids. I want to say ‘Thank you’ to the donors for all their help and support.”
    NicolassaMother of infant twins and two preschoolers
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    Strong healthy mothers raising strong healthy children.
    This changes everything.

    READ CLARA'S STORY

With the support of people like you, we've created a Children's Village
for Guatemalan children and mothers with homes, a preschool,
a playground, an organic farm and a community hall.

BUT WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

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