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Behrhorst Partners for Development
United States
2411 S. Superior Street
Milwaukee, WI  53207
Phone: 414-483-0728
Fax: 414-483-3817
Email: BehrhorstUS@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.behrhorst.org/
Contact:  Susan Slater, US Coordinator

Guatemala
1a Calle 7-43 zona 4
Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Phone: 011-502-5517-3649
Fax: 011-502-7839-1954
Email: bpd@intelnet.net.gt
Contact:  Marily Giron, Administrative Assistant

Keywords:  Health, infrastructure, education, economic development/micro-credit, agriculture/nutrition
Needs:  Cash donations/grants, specialized volunteers (Spanish-speaking medical or public health professionals)

Behrhorst Partners for Development (BPD) works in respectful partnership with Mayan Guatemalans to have a positive impact on the problems associated with Guatemala's history of violence against indigenous populations, natural disasters,poverty, illiteracy and the disastrously high rates of infant and maternal death.  Projects include water systems, gray-water filters, Onil stoves, latrines, and agriculture and nutrition programs.  BPD also provides scholarships, helps build and supply schools and classrooms and offers education in reproductive health.

Orphan Resources International
United States
550 West Trout Run Road
Ephrata, PA  17522
Phone: 717-733-7444
Fax: 717-733-8531
Email: rod@orphanresources.org
Web site:  www.orphanresources.org
Contact: Rod Martin, President

Guatemala
Contact: Harvey Burkholder, Guatemala Director
Email: burkholder_4@yahoo.com

Keywords: Religious mission, collecting and shipping goods to Guatemala
Needs: Cash donations/grants, goods/supplies

Orphan Resources International exists to provide aid to orphanages currently in Guatemala, by providing them with material resources. Our goal is to reduce the burden on orphanage directors by supplying them with monthly food donations, frequent distribution of donated goods shipped by container, and assistance in building and maintenance projects.

Guatemalan Ties
265 Grand Ave.
New Richmond, WI  54107
Phone: 866-231-7088 Toll Free
Email: Bea@AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com
Web site: www.AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com
Contact: Bea Evans

Keywords: Adoption, travel

Guatemalan Ties is a family travel experience created especially for families formed through adoption and whose children were born in Guatemala. The opportunity for children to see Guatemala and meet the people who live there nurtures a sense of pride in their heritage. During the course of the trip we visit a school, spend time in a village and assist families in reconnecting with their child's foster family. We believe our program provides a warm balance of cultural experiences, adoption related experiences and family fun! Both the kids and parents form a special bond with each other and the Guatemala as they travel and create friends for a lifetime.

WINGS
United States
793 Ashbury Street
San Francisco, CA  94117
Web site: www.wingsguate.org


Guatemala
7a Ave. Sur #3A
Antigua, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Phone: 011-502-7832-4850
Fax: 011-502-7832-4850
Email: info@wingsguate.org
Contact: Meira Neggatz, Executive Director

Keywords: Reproductive health, family planning
Needs: Cash donations/grants

WINGS provides information, financial resources and access to reproductive health services to low-income, rural and/or indigenous Guatemalans enabling them to plan their families, thereby improving their reproductive health and quality of life. With a focus on family planning and cervical cancer, the organization collaborates with partner organizations to address barriers that impede access to education and services, including social opposition, lack of information and limited resources.

School Sisters of St. Francis/Guadalupe Homes
1501 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI  53215
Phone: 414-384-4105
Web site: www.sssf.org
Contact: Sister Marieta Hanus

Keywords: Religious ministry, health, education, youth, women/girls
Needs: Cash donations/grants

The sisters minister in seven centers around the country including Guatemala City, Santa Apolonia, Alta Vera Paz, Chihal, Coban and San Marcos. Ministries include caring for orphaned or abandoned children, primary and vocational education, social work, health care, youth groups, liturgy and the promotion of women. Founded in response to the violence of the 36-year civil war, the Rieti Spirituality and Healing Center in San Marcus provides psychological, physical and spiritual healing for women and girls affected by violence.

Engineers Without Borders (EWB)

W31375 CTH NN
Mukwonago, WI 53149
Email: mpaddock@ch2m.com
Web site: www.ewb-usa.org
Contact: Michael Paddock, President, Wisconsin Professional Partners

Keywords: Infrastructure
Needs: Cash donations, volunteers

EWB partners with disadvantaged communiS93 ties to improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.  The Wisconsin Professional Partners Chapter of EWB has approximately 100 members and is currently assisting Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and Michigan Tech University with projects in Guatemala.  The projects include bridges and drinking water projects in the Departments of Chimaltenango and Quiche.

PAVA Foundation
123 W. Berger
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 626-485-0022
Email: pavaamigos@aol.com
Web site: www.Pavafoundation.org
Contact: Chris Benafel

PAVA (Programa de Ayuda a los Vecinos del Altiplano) is a non-profit organization that works closely with rural communities in the Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala to achieve long-term sustainable development through community-based projects and programs. A full-time staff based in the bustling town of Chimaltenango manages PAVA's programs, providing technical expertise and coordination for infrastructure projects (including potable water systems, bridge construction and school construction), as well as for ongoing programs in the areas of environment (including reforestation, appropriate technology and promotion of conservation and vegetable gardens), and education (including scholarship programs which allow rural Guatemalan children to finish high school and a professional development program for teachers to improve the quality of education in primary schools).

Keywords: Infrastrucure, environment, scholarships, teacher training
Needs: Cash donations/grants

The Institute of Hispanic Health and Human Services

Carroll College
100 N. East Ave.
Waukesha, WI
Phone: 262-524-7167
Email: mcshane@cc.edu
Web site: www.cc.edu/programs/hhhs
Contact: Claudette McShane

Keywords:  Education, health

The Institute of Hispanic Health and Human Services at Carroll College is dedicated to research and the education of professionals who work with Hispanic populations in the Greater Milwaukee area. Carroll offers a minor in Hispanic Health and Human Services and provides opportunities for students to study, live with families and gain experience in Quetzaltenango at Casa Xelaju. Additionally, the Institute is beginning a research study of Hispanic health and well-being and plans to include Guatemalan individuals in the study.

Marquette University
College of Engineering
1217 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: 414-288-5733
Contact: Daniel Zitomer
Email: Daniel.Zitomer@mu.edu
Web site: www.marquette.edu

Volunteer Missionary Movement
5980 West Loomis Road
Greendale, WI  53129
Phone: 414-423-8660
Fax: 414-423-896
Contact: Julia Pagenkopf
Email: jpagenkopf@vmmusa.org
Website: www.vmmusa.org

Keywords: Volunteers, Mission
Needs: Cash donations/grants, volunteers

The Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMM) recruits, trains and supports, in an ecumenical spirit, lay Christians who commit two years of their lives, resources and skills in collaboration with domestic and overseas partners. Our volunteers work as health technicians, educators, engineers, counselors, administrators, builders, and community organizers. Volunteers are placed in partnership with NGOs and other non-profit organizations primarily in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Community Enterprise Solutions
Guatemala
1ra Avenida Norte casa #15
Sacatepequez, Antigua
Phone: 011-502-7832-6345
Email: gregvankirk@cesolutions.org
Website: www.cesolutions.org www.solucionescomunitarias.com

Keywords: Economic development, micro-consignment, rural entrepreneurship. education
Needs: Cash donations/grants, strategic partnerships

Community Enterprise Solutions (a US502 c3 non profit) works with local stakeholders throughout Guatemala to design and implement entrepreneurial and educational solutions that are uniquely responsive to long-standing rural challenges. Our success is achieved through an interdisplinary, intuitive and non-linear approach whereby all stakeholders add value. Our mission is to design and implement innovative practical, efficient and effective entrepreneurial and educational solutions with and for our constituents in rural, developing world communities.

Cooperative for Education
2730 Hyde Park Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45209
Phone: 513-731-2595
Fax: 513-731-2335
Email: coed@fuse.net
Web: www.coeduc.org

Keywords:  education, self-sustaining, textbooks, computers, teacher training
Needs: Cash donations/grants, volunteers for our project tours

The Cooperative for Education is a Cincinnati based non-profit organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty in Guatemala by providing textbooks and educational opportunities to under-privileged schoolchildren. We accomplish this mission by creating self-sustaining textboook, library, and computer center programs within impoverished community schools. These programs are designed to improve both traditional and technological literacy, which are the cornerstones of economic development.

 Open Windows Foundation
5701 W.Washington Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI  53208
Contact: Marge Beil, Milwaukee, WI margebeil@sbcglobal.net
Teresa Quinonez, San Miguel Duenas,Guatemala teresa@yahoo.com
Website:  http://openwindowsfoundation.org

Keywords: Library, computer center, scholarships
Needs:  Cash donations/grants,volunteers, children's books in Spanish

Open Windows provides a free library, computer center and educational activities for the children and families of San Miguel Duenas, Guatemala. A before and after school learning center offers homework help, tutoring, reading activities, remedial math classes and educational games and activities. Scholarships given through Open Windows enable children to continue their education through high school. Throughout the year, Open Windows hosts cultural programs and special celebrations for the entire community.