Formation | 2001 |
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Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Purpose | Provides programs in health, education, and food security in rural communities in Latin America |
Pueblo a Pueblo is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides programs in health, education, and food security in rural communities in Latin America, especially Mayan communities in Guatemala.
Pueblo a Pueblo is a 501(c) organization launched in 2001 to provide educational opportunities for children in rural Mayan communities in Guatemala.
Pueblo a Pueblo received international mention in 2005 for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Stan [1] [2] [3] in which a mudslide swept through Panabaj, leaving over 200 people dead and 300 missing. Six months prior, Pueblo a Pueblo had facilitated refurbishment, reopening and staffing of a local hospital closed for 15 years because of the civil war. [3] Pueblo a Pueblo helped establish a local firefighting group to drive emergency relief,[ citation needed] and provided education scholarships for students in families that relocated to Chuk Muk, a settlement east of Santiago along the shore of Lake Atitlán.[ citation needed]
Since 2005, Pueblo a Pueblo has started programs in health, [4] education, [4] and food security[ citation needed] for communities in rural Guatemala like Panabaj. It focuses on coffee communities and works mostly out of primary schools.
In 2013, Pueblo a Pueblo was awarded the Specialty Coffee Association of America's Sustainability Award for its Organic School Garden Project, which introduces primary school children to the basics of nutrition and sustainable agriculture. [5] [6]
Pueblo a Pueblo has been featured in magazines such as Fresh Cup, [7] Coffee Talk, [4] [8] The Specialty Coffee Chronicle [9] and Qué Pasa. [10]
In 2012–13 Pueblo a Pueblo was chosen by Catalogue for Philanthropy as one of 24 high-impact non-profit organizations in the greater Washington, DC area. [11]
Pueblo a Pueblo is funded by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the Research Triangle Institute, and by a number of small foundations and individuals.[ citation needed]
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