by WovenWisdom | May 28, 2016 | Design, Fair Trade, Fashion, Lake Atitlán, Volunteering
My name is Catherine. I have a background in fashion and had the opportunity to work with the members of Sabor del Sol for a few months as they were learning to sew on machines and create new designs to expand their business. We focused on aprons but worked on many...
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 | 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...
by Jackie Mauer | Jun 10, 2015 | Education, Volunteering
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of Konojel’s Children’s Education program. Konojel began 4 years ago as a lunch program for mothers and children who are the most at risk of acute and mal-nutrition. Last year, the lunch program grew to include a...
