Constru Casa co-operates with a number
of social organizations in Guatemala. These organizations work in
the areas of education, health-care and community development, and
are day care centers, schools, clinics or community committees. For
these organizations, housing and construction work is not part of
their main objectives. Constru Casa complements their mission by offering
simple houses to their members who live under dreadful conditions.
We maintain very close relationships to our social partner organizations,
from the selection of the beneficiary families, to the accompaniment
and the follow-up programs after the construction. For more information
on how we work with our partner organizations, please go to our ‘how
we work’ section.
This is the list of our current partner
organizations:
SOSEP
The government’s social program, coordinated by the wife of
the president of Guatemala.
Hogares Comunitarios (Community
Homes)
Government program (part of SOSEP) for child care (0-7 years).
Foundation
El Buen Samaritano (The Good Samaritan)
Organization offering child care and education to deprived children
(1-18 years) in Jocotenango, department of Sacatapéquez. .
Bendición
de Dios (Blessing from God)
A primary school in Alotenango, department of Sacatapéquez.
Familias
de Esperanza / Common Hope (Families of Hope)
Non profit organization (NGO), founded in 1986 by the American Heubsch
family, providing health care, education, housing and personal development
of poor Guatemalan children, their families and local communities.
Committee of the community
Chocantariy
Mainly dedicated to weaving, located near Momostenago, in the department
of Totonicapán.
Guatemaltecas de Corazón
(Guatemalans at Heart)
Women’s committee in Santo Domingo Xenacoj, department of Sacatapéquez.
Work in the areas of baking, weaving, cooking, nutrition, handicrafts,
and provide supplies..
Hospicio San José in
San Lucas (The Aids-clinic and hospice San José)
The Aids-clinic is situated in San Lucas, department of Sacatapéquez,
but treats people from all over Guatemala.
11 de Agosto (
11 of August )
New community in Magdalena Milpas Altas, in the department of Sacatapéquez,
founded after the hurricane Mitch stormed over Honduras and Guatemala
in 1997. .
Foundation
Transiciones (Transitions)
Foundation from Guatemala for people with physical disabilities, working
in the areas of education and health care.
Asociacion Santiaguito
Women’s committee in Santiago Zamora, department of Sacatapéquez,
maily dedicated to weaving and traditional handicrafts.
Corazón
de los Niños (Heart of the Children)
Organization for education and health programs for families in the
neighborhood of San Pedro las Huertas, department of Sacatapéquez.
(Member of Christian Children’s Foundation).
Kubin Junan
Primary school and social project in San Antonio Aguas Calientes,
department of Sacatapéquez (Member of Christian Children’s
Foundation).
Las Flores (The Flowers)
Social project supporting families living in extreme poverty, emphasis
is on educating the mothers; in San Miguel Dueñas, department
of Sacatapéquez (Member of Christian Children’s Foundation).
Asociación Multi
Foundation of the Union Fragua for the employees of Wal Mart and Paiz
supermarkets.
Jardín de Amor (Garden
of Love)
Daycare center in Santa Maria de Jesus, focusing on education, health
care and food to elevate the living standards of the population.
Semillas de Esperanza y Amor
(Seeds of Hope and Love)
Social organization in San Mateo Milpas Altas, motivating young mothers
and their children to take part in education (less analphabetism,
learning of languages, both national and foreign).
Casa
Sito
Casa Sito has a scholarship program, an infrastructure fund and an
emergency fund dedicated to mainly rural indigenous communities. Additionally,
they run a volunteer house in Antigua Guatemala.
BDP
Supports families with the aim of improving their living standards
through education and incomegenerating programs; in Chimaltenango.
Carroll
Behrhorst
Foundation offering preventive and curative health care; also tries
to promote integral self-management of communities; in Chimaltenango.
Caras
Alegres (Happy Faces)
Supports women and children living on the poverty line with education
and activities generating a positive attitude; in Quetzaltenango.
Las Pampas
Cooperation with Father Juan, catholic priest from the Netherlands
in Las Pampas, Escuintla. The community was affected by Hurricane
Stan in 2005.
Xix,
APRODEFI
Boarding school in the Ixil area, for 130 students in primary and
secondary school, specialized in agricultural training.
