Words from our President and Executive Director
Our work region in 2020
people assisted in 2020
Our work region in 2020
people assisted in 2020
The results of our programs in 2020
Education Program
This program implements different lines of initiatives in order to promote the training of the underprivileged sectors in the fields of formal, professional, and business education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this program continued conducting training virtually and providing personalized assistance, never forgetting the commitment to the families served.
people
27,177women
21,547men
Education
ACTIONS
Business School
426
small businesses served (Impulsa)
59
businesses emerge after the pandemic (Impulsa)
391
small business owners served (MBA)
6
jobs generated (MBA)
Technical Training
679
people finish their basic training
457
people participate in technical seminars
1,242
students completed their training in Technical Centers
Education Centers
808
young people and adults receive training
184
people developed technical skills
16%
generated income in entrepreneurial projects
Scolarship for Girls
3,501
girls are supported with a school scholarship
85%
of fathers have better communication with their daughters
90%
of the beneficiaries implement a reading habit
Promotion of Educational Quality
45
of volunteer mothers remotely trained
13
schools receive support in basic sanitation
266
teachers trained online
Institutes by Cooperative
1,781
students served in basic and high school
26
institutes fully supported in their management
Health Program
This program provides health and primary care services in areas such as nutrition, maternal and child health, and humanitarian assistance. In addition, it carries out health training initiatives for qualifying health agents.
people
16,016women
5,176men
Health
ACTIONS
Technical Health School
80%
of former students were placed into jobs
100%
of students were trained in COVID-19 measures
82
students were trained as Nursing Assistant
Volunteers in Health
547
new health volunteers trained
270
volunteers were updated in their training
1,118
volunteers carried out 84,864 health initiatives
Medical Clinics
761
Pap smears performed
23%
of diagnoses issued were due to gastro-intestinal diseases
59%
of people cared for were women and 30% were of the child population
Nutritional Recovery
81%
of babies of mothers served have adequate nutritional indexes
6.62
pounds was the average weight of newborns
72%
of children from 0 to 5 years old improve their weight and 67% improve their size
Microcredit Program
This program promotes the economic development of the urban and rural areas of southwestern Guatemala, granting loans, and carrying out training and advisory initiatives for enterprising small business owners.
people
57,621women
3,502men
Microcredit
ACCIONES
Community Banks
1,759
current and active village banks
40
new groups of women were supported with microcredit
5,026
new beneficiaries were supported with microcredit
Agricultural Line
120
new people receive funding
766
people were technically advised in the field
Infraestructure Line
337
men and women accessed new financing
903
women accessed financing for construction
Small Business Line
554
small business owners increased their working capital
169
small business owners had access to new credit
Handicraft Program
This program Specializes in supporting organized groups of artisans in order to promote endogenous development and preserve their culture as an element of Guatemalan identity.
people
409women
342men
Handicraft
ACTIONS
Social Organization
79
women strengthened their organizations
34
men strengthened their organizations
14
supported organizations promoted local development
Market linkage
178
beneficiaries were supported in marketing
30,229
work wages generated
19
organizations and 26 producers financially supported
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
156
artisans improved their productive and entrepreneurial skills
12
improvement instruments implemented
6
new techniques implemented in artisan production
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies
4
women started weaving for the ADEMVE Association
4
artisans made fabrics for the Cajolá Group Association
5
artisans made the jaspers for the Cojolyá Association
Comprehensive Training and Training
138
women received training in business management
51
men received training in business management
14
organizations increased their development
Agricultural Program
With total respect for the environment, this program supports small organized producers through: training, technical assistance, social organization, commercialization, and the transfer of appropriate technologies.
people
6,416women
2,733men
Agricultural
ACTIONS
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
772
beneficiaries received business support
34
members of organizations were assisted
3,028
instances of technical assistance were given to graduates
Comprehensive Training
2,899
women and young volunteer promoters trained
202
families trained in production and storage
65
young people developed and implemented a business plan
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies
65
beneficiaries implemented appropriate technology
15
young people established poultry farms (for meat and eggs)
29
structures were built to produce vegetables
Social Organization
8
organizations attended workshops
10
organizations included youth and women in their processes
2
organizations updated their legal representation and accounting
Market linkage
356
entrepreneurs market their products
15
farmers start exporting Brussels sprouts
18
cooperative members export 647.22 quintals of coffee
Environmental Forestry Program
This program provides services for the sustainable management of renewable natural resources. It is carried out through forest management and reforestation, basic environmental sanitation, social organization, training, and environmental awareness.
people
2,745women
2,828men
Environmental Forestry
ACCIONES
Forest Management
3,449
users of management plans in 1,400.71 Ha.
140
people participated in forest nurseries
479
beneficiaries of agroforestry systems
Social Organization
21
organizations worked on their forestry and environmental problems
1
organizations participated in 6 networks on natural resources
502
participants were served in 321 instances of technical assistance
Environmental Infraestructure
10
forest nurseries received 400,000 seedlings
Environmental Awareness and Education
663
people trained in training events
576
children and young people involved in 34 awareness and education events
1,053
participants in 940 instances of technical assistance
Comprehensive Training
143
people were trained in forest protection
The stories of our beneficiaries
“I feel happy because I have managed to stand out as a young man with the support of my family and that of FUNDAP”
“Technology is a medium for creative minds”
“Motivated and grateful for all the support received, hoping to get ahead”
“We work at home, we wear our mask, we take care of ourselves, and we keep going”
“Working in health gives me the opportunity to contribute to life”
“With ingenuity and creativity, I knew how to adapt the strategies learned in the context of my rural community”
“I was able to generate income to meet my commitments and move forward”
“With my new income I have the necessary resources to offer better products to my community”
“We have more than 50,000 seedlings, which will be used in 2021 to reforest degraded areas”
“We are happy, but not satisfied, because we know that there is still much to do”
“As the Director of the Association, I will do my best to get it done”
COVID-19 INITIATIVES
Employees directly involved
Prevention audiovisual materials produced
shared COVID-19
educational videos
posters, flyers, signs, and stickers
People served
Virtual trainings
to collaborators
to beneficiaries
Preventative supplies granted to beneficiaries
gel dispensers
self-protection kits
gallons of sanitizing gel
gallons of disinfection products
digital thermometers
pairs of gloves
masks and face shields
Economic recovery initiatives
credit novations for the COVID-19 Village Banking line
kg of vegetable seeds
vegetable pylons
COVID-19 deadline extensions
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN
Our fundraising grows in 2021.
Thanks to the donations received between 2018 and 2020, 50 young women continued their studies in junior high school, 28 of them successfully completed the level and 15 continue studying. Our fundraising for the ‘Becas para la Niña’ project has expanded in 2021, because the dropout rate in Retalhuleu, a department in Guatemala, is still very high.
This region has a lack of stable jobs and, culturally, women have less opportunity to continue their studies. For this reason, each young woman supported in the project receives support at an educational, family, and personal level, and is also tutored so as not to lose sight of her objective: to access better opportunities for the future.
Help the girls to finish their basic education.
DONATEHOPE PROJECT
An opportunity and a hand for those who need it
This Humanitarian Assistance project is focused on integral solidarity as a basis for personal and family development. It is aimed at highly vulnerable families who are in situations of extreme poverty, without access to food and basic services, but who have the conditions to get ahead. What are the basic components and support?
- Technical assistance in the areas that each family requires.
- Basic habitability, ensuring minimum health conditions.
- Health and nutritional recovery, especially for women and children.
In 2020, 83 families were reached during the agreed upon six months, but, due to COVID-19, 1,174 more families were served with Food Assistance. In total, almost 6,000 people in 10 departments of Guatemala.