Mayan Families

Why choose Mayan Families?

As an accredited 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization, Mayan Families' mission is to facilitate enduring, sustainable programs that promote community development. Our objective is to stimulate long-term progress through school sponsorships, microloans, vocational training and health initiatives while providing emergency services to those in critical need. We aim to empower and collaborate with each community we work with to create lasting positive growth.

Website

www.mayanfamilies.org

Founded

2007

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Our job in Guatemala was to help the Indigenous Mayan women build a community garden from almost nothing. During a typical day we would ride to the garden on the back of a pick up tuck 30 minutes into the mountains and stop at our plot of land and build raised beds, shovel dirt, create terracing for the garden etc. On the off days we would go to Mayan Families headquarters and research educational materials to teach to the women about nutrition, gardening, and other heath related topics. On the weekends we would visit nearby lake towns off of Lake Atitlan and stay in hostiles and meet other amazing travelers.

What would you improve about this program?

More organization. We needed a little bit more time to organize the trip before we got there, but overall it was the best experience of my life and I hope to travel again somewhere else and do the same.