One of the five leaders who have emerged in Chajmaic, Joel Cu Coc, shows Sowing Opportunities Project Manager Ricardo San José Roca, possible land to purchase, 8/5/2022

Sowing Opportunities is creating a world where leaders are developed in their own remote communities, where people have the means to get themselves and their families out of malnutrition, hunger, and poverty, to establish an economy. 

Greetings!

Sowing Opportunities is in the midst of building:

Most importantly, we are raising funds to send our agricultural engineer, Federico Arriola Cuéllar and our Project Manager, Ricardo San José Roca, back to the remote village of Chajmaic on January 8, to begin Phase 2 with 30 new families to learn greenhouse sustainable agriculture, so with 60 families, we are thereby addressing the hunger and economic needs of 20% of the village.

The cost of this trip is $23,000. We have raised half of these funds thus far with donations and through selling Fair Trade Guatemalan handicrafts at fairs.

Sowing Opportunities has a matching funds donor through December 31, 2022. Any donations made between today, November 12 and December 31 will be doubled. And, know that your donation is completely tax exempt, as Sowing Opportunities has 501(c)(3) status.

The 30 new families have been selected for Phase 2 of the Greenhouses Project - actually more than 150 families have expressed interest - so, this is the tentatively official list and we will get clarity closer to the date because the group must be vetted for their commitment:

In addition, 5 leaders have been identified in the village of Chajmaic:

The main thing that is important to know about Sowing Opportunities’ work in this sector is how extremely remote it is, and the complete lack of resources it receives from any other source – governmental or nongovernmental. That’s what makes this work both unique and essential. Because of its remoteness, there are no tourists.

Additional details of this campaign are at this link.

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Our contact email is info@sowingops.org.

We are grateful for your support! Donations have made Sowing Opportunities' work in the region possible.

Sowing Opportunities' agricultural engineer, Federico Arriola Cuéllar expresses his delight at the harvest at the greenhouse of Roberto T’iül, May 5, 2022.