Links

Here are links to a few sites you might find interesting.

 

MayaWorks gives women an opportunity to earn an income from their skills and gives them self-confidence and hope for themselves, their children, their family and their village.

Wings is a non-profit organization founded by BPD board member, Sue Patterson, which provides knowledge, financial resources and access for the many poor Guatemalan women who want to plan their families.

Miracles in Action helps fund the building of schools, vocational centers, teacher training centers, and water systems in rural Guatemala. Sponsors preschools and scholarships.

Feed the Dream  establishes and oversees nutrition programs that provide food, vitamins, health education, hygiene and enrichment to children under 5 years of age and women of reproductive age in impoverished rural Guatemala. They work in partnership with the indigenous and have provided substantial funding to BPD for Strong Families Centers and other nutrition programs.

Guatemala Connect is a gateway to several organizations that provide programs and services in Guatemala.  The site also has a message board.

Dirck Du Flon lived in Guatemala for many years and has some fabulous photos on his site.

For a wonderful tribute to Doc Behrhorst and some beautiful photos visit Bill Korarik's site.

To learn about the Tz'utujil Maya culture around Santiago Atitlan, visit Allen Christenson's web site. 

Guatemala Daily provides recent news about Guatemala from a variety sources.

This site at the University of Texas has links to dozens of sites about Guatemala.

Guidestar provides information about almost any US non-profit.  You can fund Behrhorst Partners for Development's 990 (non-profit tax return) and other information at this site.  Just enter "Behrhorst" in the quick search box.