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Guatemalan Non profit create and teach School Gardens

Stacy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:31:14 +0000

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 new crops and teaches all those involved the valuable skills for better practices in Central American farming.

A Day in the life of a Guatemalan Volunteer: Walking to work

Stacy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:29:16 +0000

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 moon dust with every step. Rivers must be crossed, and miles can go by without passing a single house or even another person. They bike when they can but sometimes the route is too rough or the weather too bad. Other times, they walk through a community with dozens of eyes peering at them from over a low wall. When they finally get to their destination, they have to teach a course for a few hours before they turn around and walk the hours back to their houses. (Oh, I almost forgot the steep, rocky mountains they are traversing are over 3000 meters above sea level.)
Thank you, Barrett, our current Peace Corp Volunteer for taking and sharing these amazing images with us!

Volunteers in Guatemala with Seeds of Help

Stacy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:47:33 +0000

Through the years we’ve had so many stellar volunteers and peace corp volunteers who have devoted weeks, months, even years helping the Mayan people in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Below are some photos of our volunteers both peace corps and regular. If you’d like to volunteer with Seeds of Help please contact us at info@seedsofhelp.org Generally a basic knowledge of Spanish and vast stores of patience are crucial as Guatemalan time isn’t like American time!