What future awaits the mother tongues in Guatemala?
International Day of Mother Tongues was established by the UNESCO General Conference in November 1999,…
No more child soldiers as tools of war!
Today, February 12, marks the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers, a date…
Short Film on Orphanage Tragedy nominated for an Oscar
SARIA, a short film directed by Bryan Buckley from the US, was inspired by the…
Violence against Women: From Childhood to Adolescence
By: María Aguja Maulhardt In Guatemala, as in the rest of the world, children and…
Women Fighting for Food Security
By: Angélica Clarita Sapón San Martín Sacatepéquez is a municipality of Quetzaltenango, known primarily for…
Supporting Diversity: LGBT Organizations
[caption id="attachment_5827" align="alignright" width="340"] Photo: Vidas Paralelas.[/caption] Historically, the LGTB movement has encountered an environment…
Defending Human Rights of Indigenous LGTB people
By Asociación Kajib Kawoq In 1999, various young gay Quetzaltecans met with the desire to…
Association for Creativity and Development in Guatemala (ACD)
Association for Creativity and Development in Guatemala is a not-for-profit organization based on Christian values…
YOUNG ACTIVISTS FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world to be an activist. 12…