by JUSTA Collective | Sep 14, 2015 | Education, Volunteering
By Kaity Fitzgerald, JUSTA Volunteer at Konojel Community Center Konojel. Kaqchikel.Marquenses. These are words that come to my mind now when I think of Guatemala (or Guatemaya as some say). I spent a fabulous month living in the indigenous Kaqchikel community of San...
by JUSTA Collective | Sep 11, 2015 | Chacayá, Education, Volunteering
By Stéphanie Desruelles, JUSTA’s Chacaya Program Coordinator Hello! My name is Stéphanie Desruelles. I am from France and am the new Chacaya Program Coordinator, following in the footsteps of Stephanie Gater, who had been involved in the project for the past...
by JUSTA Collective | Aug 22, 2015 | Chacayá, Education, Health, Public Health
By Stephanie Gater JUSTA’s Chacaya Program Coordinator The community of Chacaya lives on the shores of Lake Atitlan, an enchanting and exceptionally beautiful body of water. Their livelihoods are interlaced with the lake – from transportation (my...
by JUSTA Collective | Jul 6, 2015 | Fair Trade, Lake Atitlán, Storytelling, Volunteering, World
In August of 2009 I found myself on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. I was introduced to this land and its people through working with a friend in her artisan project, and we instantly began working directly with several local women. I was stunned by the beauty and power of...
by JUSTA Collective | Jun 17, 2015 | Chacayá, Education, Health, Volunteering
I’m Stephanie Gater; I’m from Australia and came to live in Guatemala four months ago to work as JUSTA’s Chacaya Program Director. Chacaya is a small remote village on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The nearest neighbor to the village is the international...
