I am excited to start this category on my blog. I will be featuring non-profits that are working in Latin America. There will be links to their websites and video footage if available. Most of these organizations take donations, so please consider contributing to these worthy causes. Any amount you can donate would be greatly appreciated.
My plan is to create an ongoing directory of organizations. First I´ll feature them in a blog post, then add them to the directory. I will try to add a new one each week. I invite recommendations, so if you know of any groups doing community-based work to improve the environment or the lives of others (especially orphans), please send me your suggestions.
Fundación DELPIA
Supporting indigenous communities in the Amazon and Andes in Bolivia. Various programs include eco-tourism, sustainable agriculture and beekeeping.
La Isla Foundation
Helping with an epidemic of kidney disease in rural Nicaragua effecting sugar cane workers and their families.
Maya Pedal
Bike machines, or bicimáquinas, are powered by riding a stationary bike. Maya Pedal has invented some amazing uses for this technology using spare bicycle parts.
Mayan Families
Provides assistance and opportunities to the indigenous people of Guatemala, in particular in the Lake Atitlan area, through education, a wide variety of community programs and construction projects.
Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (and Friends of the Orphans)
NPH provides orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children with an opportunity to end the cycle of poverty. They currently care for around 3,600 children. And over 16,000 have grown up through in their homes since NPH started in 1954.
Our Little Roses
Shelter for homeless girls in Honduras. Founded in 1988, the shelter is home to over 70 girls. They have a bilingual school that teaches English to Hondurans and a Spanish immersion school.
Power To The People
Installs solar power technology to rural communities in Nicaragua.
Traveller Not Tourist
Based in Arequipa, Peru, offers visitors a true Peruvian experience with volunteer opportunities and tours. You can also make all of your domestic (Peruvian) travel arrangements (planes and busses) with them and know that your purchases will be helping out a worthy cause.
Volunteer Petén School of Natural Resource Management
A new school for high school age students in Guatemala that helps to educate the community about recycling and environmental issues.
Volunteer South America
Directory of free and low-cost volunteer opportunities in South America, Central America and Mexico. An excellent resource for those looking for legitimate volunteer opportunities with great advice in the FAQ page.
Witness For Peace
Witness for Peace (WFP) is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization that leads tours to poverty stricken areas of Latin America.
