Guatemala: “This project particularly interested me for two reasons.  First, it focused on eradicating one of the great problems of our world; hunger and malnutrition.  Second, as a project focused on a Latin American country, it increased my interest in being a part of it.” Read

Guatemala City, Guatemala: “My work motivates indigenous people, people with disabilities and youth to gain full consciousness of their rights and to organize themselves by creating networks that will help them fight together to improve their situation.” Read

Guatemala: Christina Papadopoulou has been working with the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) in Guatemala since 2008. She is a UN Volunteer who has chosen “to serve society and promote ideals such as social justice and equality.” Read

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Preparations for International Volunteer Day 2011 are well underway in Guatemala, where local volunteer involving organizations are registering for IVD 2011 activities by presenting photos to illustrate their volunteer efforts and the letters AIV+10 ('IYV+10' in Spanish).

By mid-November, 23 local volunteer involving organizations had sent their photos, confirming their support for IVD 2011 and highlighting the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10). Read

Guatemala: During two days, we worked with 170 adolescents (from ages 13 to 18; from rural and urban areas; indigenous and non-indigenous; female and male) using innovative, playful and creative methodologies in identifying the main issues that concern them in their family environment, at school and at the community level. Read