Guatemalan School Gardens:
This is one of our most popular Seeds of Help activities. The Guatemalan children work with our staff in making compost, working the soil, planting the seeds, weeding and maintaining the crops, making and applying organic fertilizer and pesticides, harvesting, and preparing food—all done at their Guatemalan schools. Creating these school gardens introduces...
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Guatemalan Non profit create and teach School Gardens
Guatemalan Non Profit teaches Children how to make school gardens out of recycled tires
Recycled Tire Gardens in Guatemala:
One of Seeds of Help’s recent projects is using recycled tires found as garbage all over Guatemala to make small movable gardens. This is a great way to get younger kids to participate in the garden projects. It introduces the Guatemalan children to new produce and teaches them to utilize a...
A Day in the life of a Guatemalan Volunteer: Walking to work
Below are classic photos of our Peace Corps volunteers and employees on their “commute” to work in the Guatemalan highlands called the Cuchumantanes The weather on these Guatemalan highland walks can change within minutes from hot sun to cold rain. Depending on the season, the mud sticks to your feet or puffs out like...
Will is alive and well and still teaching English in Japan
Our hearts go out to the people of Japan. My very first trip after Peace Corps was a tour of temples and shrines all across Japan. One of Seeds former Peace Corps volunteers has called this beautiful island nation home for the past year while teaching English. Will Wheeler is safe and unharmed. He says...
A Tasteful Way to Support Seeds of Help
Inspired by the foods of Guatemala, our friends who make 240sweet Artisan Marshmallows are promoting Seeds of Help this January.
All members of the Marshmallow of the Month Club are receiving Coffee Chocolate Chip, Banana Cinnamon, Roasted Pineapple with Mango in their shipment this month. Limited amounts of Roasted Pineapple with Mango and Banana Cinnamon will...
10 Factors to Consider Before Volunteering Abroad
Volunteering abroad is a noble venture and a big decision that requires forethought. Whether you’re going for a two-week medical volunteerism stint administering vaccines, or thinking of committing to two years in the Peace Corps, there are a number of questions to ask yourself before you hop on the plane.
#1: Is the volunteer program reputable?...
Volunteer in Guatemala: a story on impowering Women
Brenda shared this story with me. I will try to tell it as best I can.
We were getting ready to begin a water tank project in the community of Los Alisos. 15 tanks for 15 families were planned.
Brenda had the supplies from the city of Huehue loaded up into a large truck and delivery planned...
Volunteer in Guatemala: Valerie’s thoughts on week 3
After working in the Cumbre again last week, we had the chance to venture to Antigua last weekend. We were almost to our bus stop in Chimaltenango (where we were going to change buses), when we came across a “sister” bus headed the opposite direction that had broken down. Fluid...
Volunteer in Guatemala: Valerie’s thoughts on week 2
I can’t say these last couple of weeks have been more of the same…no one day here is ever like the next. At first I saw this as frustrating and unstructured; now it makes me feel free. Two weekends ago I ventured to Panajachel; my “charter bus” driver dropped me off at a major freeway...
Volunteer trip to Guatemala
Late February 2010, Seeds President, Walter Able left Columbus, Indiana for his semi-annual visit for Seeds of Help. On the trip he met up with our new volunteer Val who will be living with Brenda for 5 weeks.. She will be hosting a guest blog in the coming weeks within the...