{"id":4319,"date":"2018-07-30T09:26:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entremundos.org\/revista\/?p=4319&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-07-30T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:26:33","slug":"association-for-creativity-and-development-in-guatemala-acd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entremundos.org\/revista\/youth\/association-for-creativity-and-development-in-guatemala-acd\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Association for Creativity and Development in Guatemala (ACD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Association for Creativity and Development in Guatemala is a not-for-profit organization based on Christian values which are part of life in Western Guatemala.\u00a0 It\u2019s mission is to work in areas of conflict, in support of children and adolescents in vulnerable conditions, gang violence, crime and the risk of migration.<\/p>\n

Its programs have been designed in accordance with the needs of the\u00a0 community, so our activities are centered on crime prevention and stopping at-risk youth, particularly minors, from migration.\u00a0 We accomplish this through a transformative education accessible to ordinary people and by promoting play and recreation space and developing a culture of peace\u2014all in an integrated manner.<\/p>\n

The organization was founded in Quetzaltenango because this province has been (especially in marginal areas and for a number of years)\u00a0 the place where gang members, organized crime and human traffickers have based themselves.\u00a0 Currently, members of these groups are active in various areas of the seat of government of this province\/department, predominantly in Zones 2, 5, 7, and 10, the neighborhoods which have the highest rates of conflict.<\/p>\n

The presence of these groups not only represents a home base, i.e. their \u201chood\u201d; but also increases criminal activity, violence and vulnerability to children who are invited, usually obligated to involve themselves. These \u201cstreet kids\u201d, \u00a0with no direction\/purpose, without guidance and without safe recreational areas, are continuously confronted with a highly risky situation.<\/p>\n

Based on its awareness of these conditions, ACD has opened a center at First Avenue, # 1-50 in Zone 10, Pacaja Bajo, Quetzaltenango, attending to these at-risk children in order to prevent crime, minor children\u2019s involvement in gangs and migration to the United States.\u00a0 ACD has been offering this new approach and policy since 2015.<\/p>\n

One of the organization\u2019s programs provides education utilizing methods designed with the community in mind.\u00a0\u00a0 It focuses on learning life skills, spiritual development and teaching a love for Christ through spiritual transformation.<\/p>\n

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In ACD children and young people also learn from recreation. Photo: ACD Guatemala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And recreation makes up a part of ACD\u2019s activity, through sports like soccer and others, during which the children are introduced to the importance of having goals, being disciplined, making commitments, which besides being fun, are a social benefit that brings the community together.<\/p>\n

There is also a school for parents which works arduously to involve mothers and fathers in an exchange of \u00a0good practices in education and information that facilitates good communication skills with a focus on the family\u2019s development.\u00a0 Additionally, through discussion groups attention is given to health topics, assistance with primary care and promoting prevention of diseases through discussion groups providing tips about prevention.<\/p>\n

In order to accomplish all these previously mentioned activities, ACD works with different national and international institutions to promote volunteerism and to fill volunteer positions according to the volunteers\u2019 skills and by looking at the organization\u2019s needs, mission and activities.<\/p>\n

There are many ways to get involved with this organization; such as working as a volunteer or intern, making a donation towards the organization\u2019s functions, praying for the organization\u2019s mission, and doing consciousness-raising about what the organization does in the Quetzaltenango community.<\/p>\n

For more information write us at:\u00a0 info@acdguatemala.org<\/a> and follow us on FaceBook and InstaGram as: Acd Guatemala<\/strong><\/p>\n

Support the prevention of crime and discourage taking the risks of migration!<\/p>\n

ACD’s main entrance in Quetzaltenango. Cover Photo: ACD Guatemal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Association for Creativity and Development in Guatemala is a not-for-profit organization based on Christian values which are part of life in Western Guatemala.\u00a0 It\u2019s mission is to work in areas of conflict, in support of children and adolescents in vulnerable conditions, gang violence, crime and the risk of migration. Its programs have been designed in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[438],"tags":[1259,560,65,1328,1327,1323,1304,750,107,121,1044],"class_list":["post-4319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-youth","tag-entremundos","tag-guatemala-en","tag-guatemala","tag-guatemalan-organizations","tag-guatemalan-people","tag-guatemalan-projects","tag-magazine","tag-ngos","tag-quetzaltenango","tag-xela","tag-young-people"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7ljt7-17F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3258,"url":"https:\/\/www.entremundos.org\/revista\/youth\/the-dangerous-odysseys-of-the-children-who-seek-the-gates-of-paradise\/?lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":4319,"position":0},"title":"The dangerous odysseys of the children who seek the \u00abGates of Paradise\u00bb","author":"EntreMundos","date":"12 agosto, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"By Diana Pastor and Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez Something has gone very wrong in a country whose children flee in search of a better life. 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