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SOCIAL RIGHTS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community-controlled initiatives in health, education and women's rights.

CHIAPAS
Palenque Scholarhips for Mayan girls. Autonomous municipalities.

SADEC (Community Health and Development) | photo gallery
Education, training and services for health and dental promoters in Mayan communities. Lacandon jungle.

HONDURAS
ADP (Association Population Development). Pre- and post-natal care center. Battered women's refuge. Women's micro-loan fund and artesanry business. Tegucigalpa.

NICARAGUA
Ciudad Sandino. Primary school and youth program. Managua.

NIGERIA
AFRIDA (African Environmental and Human Development Agency). Health and community development work for Ogoni people.

GUATEMALA
AMES (Women in Solidarity Association). Education, health and legal training for women and girls, on discrimination at home and in maquiladora workplaces. Guatemala City.

ANH (New Horizons Association). Women's health education, employment training, legal advice and refuge for battered women. Quetzaltenango.

ASECSA (National Movement of Health Promoters). Train health promoters to strengthen community-based health promoter system.

Maya Aj Sya Education Center. Educational support for Mayan children. Patzicia, Chimaltenango.

Colegio "Miguel Angel Asturias". Scholarships and primary school for disadvantaged youth. Quetzaltenango.

Community Education Gathering. In Santa Maria Tzeja (Quiche), 3-day gathering of grassroots education leaders and activists for workshop on educational issues in Guatemala.

CONCERN - Community health work in Peten.

Consejo Maya.

Education and Hope. Scholarships, tutoring and computer training for at risk and disadvantaged Mayan children. Quetzaltenango.

Entre Rios returned refugee community. Construction of middle school dormitory and university scholarships. Entre Rios, Peten.

ETESC (Community Health and Education Team). Health and dental education, training and service in returned-refugee communities. Water project. Buena Vista, Huehuetenango.

New Hope "March 13" Foundation. Scholarships for children of families affected by the conflict. Rabinal, Baja Verapaz.

PASAC II School. Purchase of land for primary school. Cantel, Quetzaltenango.

Posada del Anciano Center for Senior Citizens. Health, housing and nutrition supplements for low income elderly poor. Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla.

Q'anil Integral Youth Association. Primary, middle and high school scholarships for Ixil youth. Nebaj, Quiche.

Romeritos. Shelter, health and educational activities for children from marginal communities and low-income families. Guatemala City.

Santa Maria Tzeja returned-refugee community. Rural middle school. Scholarships for high school and university. Participation in genocide legal case. Ixcan, Quiche.

Scholarships. Various scholarships for community leaders throughout country.

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