http://catapult.org – Guatemala

Empower 30 Mayan girls through education

Literacy rates among Mayan girls are the lowest in Latin America. Education offers a lifetime of benefits. 

Build 100 clean stoves in rural Guatemala

 

Cooking shouldn’t have deadly consequences.  

Life-changing support to 25 Guatemalan teen girls

Support the comprehensive needs of indigenous and marginalized Mayan girls from the Western Highlands of Guatemala.

Let girls lead: Empowerment for Mayan girls in Guatemala

After a disaster or displacement, moms need help to keep their newborns warm and clean.

Goats Empower Mayan Women and Girls

Goats help build Mayan’s women confidence and the means to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.

Safe Stoves Protect Women and Save Lives

Stoves help boost the health of Mayan women, while keeping them safe and allow Mayan girls more time to be spent in school.

Improved Health and Hygiene for Mayan Women

Latrines for 75 families will enable women and girls to advance to a new level of health, well-being, and equality in their homes and community.

Going mobile to fight extreme poverty in Guatemala

Support mobile technology to monitor and evaluate programs for women in Guatemala to start businesses, form savings groups, and plan for the future as a pathway out of poverty. 

Technology as a ticket to employment

Training girls from rural areas in Guatemala and Honduras in job and leadership skills in media, technology and design to give them a path out of poverty.

Advocating for indigenous women in Guatemala

Indigenous Women’s Watch works to ensure that indigenous women actively participate in leading their communities to recognize and reduce violence.