Archive for 'Guatemala'
Instituto Basico La Laguna
Construction update for the Instituto Basico La Laguna in Guatemala. As you can see, the project is moved along quite nicely. This will be an awesome addition to the school. We appreciate everyone who worked so [...]
DownEast Outfitters Goes the Extra Mile!
DownEast CAMPAIGN FOR STOVES: HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to corporate partner DownEast Outfitters’ extra push this year, the health of a small village in Chirixquitzac Guatemala is dramatically improving! In August DownEast pulled off a highly successful [...]
Join Us on an End of Year Expedition!
We still have spaces left on our two end of year expeditions! Sign up to join us on one today, and help to make a difference in the lives of rural villagers abroad! Our expeditions are [...]
Changing Lives, Stove by Stove
Thanks to the support from some of our amazing corporate partners, the Guatemalan village of Chirixquitzac is being changed dramatically, for the better! CHOICE has been working on an initiative over the past year to improve [...]
Meet Hayley, Our FeelGood Ambassador
This year, Hayley Golub is our first ever CHOICE Ambassador for FeelGood! Hayley is a third year student at UC Berkeley, who is pursuing an Urban Studies major and a Spanish minor. She is also FeelGood [...]
What would you give up?
Before Gretchen left for the CHOICE Humanitarian-DownEast Outfitters expedition, she shared with us a touching story about how her whole family got involved with this project. We asked if she would share that story with all [...]
Something Unheard Of
The community of Chirixquitzac, Guatemala has come so far since DownEast Home and Clothing began supporting them in 2009. Women are learning how to read and write, families have access to clean drinking water, women are [...]
Building Foundations of Guatemalan Hospital
The foundation of the hospital in Nueva Conception, Guatemala is done! Thanks to your help, this hospital moves closer and closer to completion. The surrounding villages are anxious to complete this project and are contributing whatever [...]
Article from Home Accents Today.
Retailer DownEast Home & Clothing launched a marketing initiative to benefit CHOICE Humanitarian, a nonprofit working in rural villages in developing countries. From May 16 through June 18, 2011, customers who donate $5 or more to [...]
What is it like?
Professor Jaime Enrique teaches 27 little students between the ages of four and six in the village of Chirixquitzac, Guatemala. A few children bring small workbooks to class. One student even carries a bright pink “Hannah [...]
Letter from Bishnu in Nepal: Maoist Agitation
Sorry for the long delay Ron! We do have a facebook page! Check us out
The Big Leagues
Muchos Gracias for the weblog write-up.Really searching forward to rea
The Big Leagues
This is awesome!
Meet Hayley, Our FeelGood Ambassador
That's an inngieous way of thinking about it.
Edgar Armando shares his story...
I’d have to check with you here. Which is not something I usually do!