“From the profits of the candle project we also bought chickens and pigs, we raise them and then we sell them. I have been able to help my husband Juan Lorenzo with purchasing corn, beans, and sugar for our family.” Juana Tomas Pedro
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Teaching new skills

Hands For Peacemaking, through the help of generous donors, helps villagers start enterprises such as candlemaking.  Programs such as these help villagers lift themselves out of poverty.

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Teaching new skills

Providing economic development

A little financial help, combined with finding a need in the marketplace, can help a villager work their way out of poverty. Hands For Peacemaking provides training and support in enterprises like candle-making & embroidery for villagers, giving them the opportunity to become self-sufficient.

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Providing economic development

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Marine View Blog

Brian Dirks, on the Marine View Presbyterian team, has been blogging about their experience, and we'd like to share it with you!  Check out their Guatemala Journal and enjoy!

Projects

  • Clean Air Stoves
  • School Facilities & Education
  • Micro Enterprise Projects
  • Safe Water Projects

Hands For Peacemaking works through a myriad of projects aimed at increasing the quality of life, health, and education for Guatemala’s poor.  Click here to learn more.