What is Casa Guatemala?Casa Guatemala is an

orphanage that is home to up to 250 children

The children in their care are either abused, abandoned and orphaned children or children who live in extreme poverty from the surrounding isolated communities

Casa Guatemala was founded in 1977 and has provided a home, education and medical care for thousands of children over the years

History of Casa Guatemala• Founded during the

Civil war to care for malnourished and abandoned children in the Capital City

• The abandoned and orphaned victims of the conflict became the population of Casa Guatemala making education a top priority

Coming to Rio Dulce• The tiny home in the

City was beyond capacity and a larger site was needed in order to educate the children

• The decision was made to find a rural site where the children could be cared for and educated in a peaceful and safe environment

Building the Children’s Village

• In 1987 the children’s village was built in along the isolated shores of the Rio Dulce to serve the orphaned children from the city and those from the surrounding Mayan Villages 

• Casa Guatemala provides a loving home, medical care and an education to both groups of children.

Casa Guatemala 1987

Casa Guatemala Today

The Village consists of :• Pre-kinder to 6th grade

School with 12 classrooms

• Houses for the boys, girls, staff, teachers and volunteers

• A medical clinic with pharmacy

• 3.5 hectare school farm with fruits, vegetables, pigs, fish and turkies

• Parkland, playground and playing fields

Education• In 2010 Casa

Guatemala provided for 298 children

• 24 students graduated the 6th grade

• 18 were studying in high schools outside of the village

• Children from 11 different Mayan communities came to Casa Guatemala for their education

The Clinic

• Full time Doctor on site to care for the children and nearby villagers

• Full pharmacy with donated medical supplies

• Coordination of Visiting Medical teams to perform cleft lip and palate operations

The Farm School• Casa Guatemala

provides agricultural training to the children and incorporates the farm into the education program

• The farm provides food for the kitchen and products for the store and hotel to sell

• Children learn sustainable farming practices

Self-Sustainability Projects

• Casa Guatemala runs the Backpackers Hotel and Restaurant

• Granja de los Niños is a store in the local market that sells goods from the farm

• The Hotel and Store provide funding to run Casa Guatemala and job training for older students

Funding Sources

• Casa Guatemala’s annual budget is over $500,000 (USD)

• They receive no Government funding

• They rely on donations from individuals, businesses and other organizations

• 20% of the budget comes from their businesses

• Tax deductable donations can be made is the USA, Canada and Spain

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