News and Program Updates

We are excited to announce that ALDEA has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant from the Luis von Ahn Foundation. Mr. von Ahn, a

Community empowerment is a multifaceted process that starts with mobilizing community members whose potential as change-makers has yet to be fully realized. For this reason,

In Chijacinto, Tecpán, we are building a potable water system to improve the health of families in the community. In a few months, these families

Corn and beans are the base of the Guatemalan diet and have fed families for thousands of years. Knowledge of how to raise these crops

One of ABPD’s strategies as a part of our childhood nutrition program is to provide participants with animal protein. The women from Chuachalí, Tecpán, now

At ABPD we have a start to 2022 full of activities, which we are fortunate to be able to carry out in the communities in

In Paxorotot, Tecpán, the water project has been completely finished. Families now have more access to more water and better yet, it’s potable! On top

Potable water systems require a constant economic investment in order to keep the water pumps functioning. The systems that use solar energy that ABPD implements

The pandemic has let up enough in Guatemala to allow our staff to return to leading nutrition education sessions in communities in Tecpán and Comalapa

Although the project was finished a few weeks ago, today we celebrated a small symbolic inauguration of the water treatment system built in Agua Caliente,