One of our many crops here at Project Somos is chia. We LOVE chia. It's great as an egg replacement in baking, it's wonderful to add to smoothies and it makes the best puddings. During this episode, the kids will take you out into the Somos farm and show you chia growing and then how we dry it … [READ MORE]
Peace in the Village!
For lack of a better word, we have found some peace! For the first time, in I don’t know how long, it feels peaceful here at Project Somos. A month ago we officially began our afternoon programming with the kids. From 1pm-5pm each weekday we have programs for our kids. We found teacher, Rafaela Surec and […]
Summer Matching Campaign 2016
The Village is growing! This summer, we break ground to build our third family home, giving us capacity to support more families – we’ll soon be at eight mothers and more than twenty children! Our vision is to keep families together and break the cycle of poverty for Guatemalan mothers and children in need. We empower single, […]
Guest Blogger-Somos Mama, Clara- on her FIRST “Vacation”
On this vacation, I feel very happy. I did not know the word “vacation” before. I am the mother of three children and all my time is spent with them. Thanks to Project Somos, today I’m at the Yoga Forest (San Marcos, Lake Atitlan). It is a very quiet place, full of peace and meditation. […]
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Volunteer Trip • Part I
This week we welcome our last school group of the 2016 Spring Break season, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School from Calgary, Alberta. They arrived Monday morning with 13 students and 2 teachers, ready to get to work! This week so far has included working in the kitchen, in the preschool, afternoon activities with the kids, giving our climbing/bouldering […]
St. George’s Volunteer Trip • Part II
A big thank you to all of the St. George’s students and teachers that came to volunteer at Project Somos this week. The students worked hard all week digging trenches, planning activities with the kids, working in the kitchen, and playing soccer. On Thursday Saints had the opportunity to go to Iximche, local Mayan ruins with our […]
St. George’s Volunteer Trip • Part I
This week we have St. George’s school from Vancouver volunteering, with 14 students and 2 teachers. Saints has been coming to Project Somos since 2012, (except 2014) every year they come with students ready to work hard. This week they are working on digging different trenches for water runoffs, water lines, and irrigation systems. As […]
York House School Volunteer Trip • Part II
This past week we had York House School from Vancouver volunteering for the week. It was a great week, the students worked very hard and found great success in everything they did! Mornings were spent on more physical tasks such as painting and sanding, while in the afternoon the focus was on programming for the […]
York House School Volunteer Trip • Part I
This week at Project Somos we have York House School from Vancouver visiting. With 12 students and 2 teachers, they are working hard! With jobs varying from painting, filling in a trench, sanding the bamboo in the playground, to working in the kitchen or in the preschool. In the afternoon, the majority of the students […]
Let Yourself Trust – Volunteer Trip February 2016
This past week our dear friends Marytn & Justine, of Let Yourself Trust returned to Project Somos one year later, from their visit in January 2015. This time, they came with 22 volunteers who have raised money for, and to build, our music/art/culture dome! This will be our second building in our Learning Campus at Project Somos! […]