CECI-Guatemala opened offices in the country in 1990. We engage in development and support projects, particularly with indigenous populations, who make up over 60% of the population of Guatemala. Specifically, we promote the industries of community tourism, sustainable economic development and fair trade, as well as the solidarity economy. Our support for the fair trade coffee industry is as promising as ever in this regard. With the growing environmental concerns, CECI-Guatemala is also helping to make drinking water more accessible and to improve waste management in the Lake Atitlan region.
CECI-Guatemala also works with populations affected by natural disasters, such as frequent flooding, to raise community awareness about risk and disasters.
The report presents a diagnosis of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Guatemala with reference to the context of Guatemalan women and young entrepreneurs. This document consists of a documentary and field research to highlight the reality of women and young entrepreneurs. It aims to better understand the key actors in the entrepreneurial field by presenting their functions and points of view, according to the services they offer for the development of women entrepreneurs. This report also reveals the different experiences of women entrepreneurs in the country, especially in relation to the context, their current reality, the gaps and opportunities that the Guatemalan entrepreneurial ecosystem offers for their economic development.
In this newsletter, we share the most important achievements of our projects in the last quarter, which seek to reinforce equality between women and men through the empowerment of women and girls.
Three months have now passed since the tragic events; while the horror of the first weeks has subsided, the hard work of reconstruction is just getting started. To this day, thanks to your donations, CECI’s initiatives have reached 200 families consisting of the 777 people staying in the emergency shelters of San Juan Alotenango, where we strive to ensure their well-being and safety and to offer them dignified living conditions.
Avenida Reforma 7-62 zona 9 Edificio Aristos Reforma Nivel 10, oficina 1003B, Guatemala City
Phone : +(502) 2362-4029
Fax : (502)-2362-4032
E-mail : guatemala@ceci.ca
© Michel Huneault
© Michel Huneault
© Michel Huneault
