Education - Continuous Love and Care - Environmental Education - Sustainable Operational Practices -
Indigenous Language and Indigenous Culture Preservation - Life Skill Training - Empowering Women and Caregivers with Safety and Education to Overcome Patterns of Violence and Hurdles for Employment
Indigenous Language and Indigenous Culture Preservation - Life Skill Training - Empowering Women and Caregivers with Safety and Education to Overcome Patterns of Violence and Hurdles for Employment
Bienvenido! Welcome! - Purpose and History
Guatemala Aid Fund is a 100% Volunteer non-profit organization focused on improving the lives and futures of abandoned children and families in need in Guatemala by supporting sustainable education and health programs that generate opportunities for future employment and self sufficiency.
We are dedicated to supporting Guatemalan-run programs that promote use of the Guatemalan job force and local commerce, the support and preservation of indigenous languages and culture, environmentally conscious projects and advancement of programs that will continue to expand the education and living situation for abandoned children with hope for better opportunities. Outreach programs support children, youth and parent education, health and environmental protection projects at the local level.
Our organization was founded in 2001 by Bethany Eisenberg Zeeb, an adoptive mother of two Guatemalan-born children who wanted to stop exchanging expensive Christmas gifts and instead collect supplies to help Hermano Pedro Orphanage/Hospital in Antigua, Guatemala. That grew into the current program that supports in-country community supported and child/family focused programs for self sufficiency and safety.
Our work is funded entirely through tax-deductible donations. Funds go to housing, food, clothing, education, medical and psychological support, family and parenting support, as well as sustainable environmental initiatives and special projects. Education is a very high priority for GAF fundraising as our goal is to enable orphan status children opportunities for a consistent education, something that is often completely out of reach for Guatemalan children.
Programs include family counseling and community education as well. Creating jobs and opportunities for children and families to safely live, work and contribute in their own communities.... and to stay in their beautiful country.
Guatemala Aid Fund is a 100% Volunteer non-profit organization focused on improving the lives and futures of abandoned children and families in need in Guatemala by supporting sustainable education and health programs that generate opportunities for future employment and self sufficiency.
We are dedicated to supporting Guatemalan-run programs that promote use of the Guatemalan job force and local commerce, the support and preservation of indigenous languages and culture, environmentally conscious projects and advancement of programs that will continue to expand the education and living situation for abandoned children with hope for better opportunities. Outreach programs support children, youth and parent education, health and environmental protection projects at the local level.
Our organization was founded in 2001 by Bethany Eisenberg Zeeb, an adoptive mother of two Guatemalan-born children who wanted to stop exchanging expensive Christmas gifts and instead collect supplies to help Hermano Pedro Orphanage/Hospital in Antigua, Guatemala. That grew into the current program that supports in-country community supported and child/family focused programs for self sufficiency and safety.
Our work is funded entirely through tax-deductible donations. Funds go to housing, food, clothing, education, medical and psychological support, family and parenting support, as well as sustainable environmental initiatives and special projects. Education is a very high priority for GAF fundraising as our goal is to enable orphan status children opportunities for a consistent education, something that is often completely out of reach for Guatemalan children.
Programs include family counseling and community education as well. Creating jobs and opportunities for children and families to safely live, work and contribute in their own communities.... and to stay in their beautiful country.
