Sowing Opportunities seeks to cultivate self-sustainability, education, and wellness in rural Guatemala — one village at a time.
We provide the tools for indigenous families in remote Guatemala to have safety and food security in their communities.
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Sowing Opportunities is pleased to offer new dates for our pioneering tour of Northeast Alta Verapaz and our greenhouse projects in five public primary schools!
The tour, led by Jaguar Tours in Guatemala, which includes visits to historic and scenic tourist sites in Northeast Guatemala, will remain at the same costs as for the original 2026 tour:
Space for 9 participantsCost: $1,800 based on single occupancy. Includes domestic flights as well as all accommodations and meals, but not international airfare.
Dates in March-April 2027:
March 30: Departure from your country
March 31: Travel to Petén
April 1: Visit day 1: 3 schools
April 2: Visit day 2: 2 schools
April 3: San Felipe Castle and return to Petén
April 4: Visit to ancient Maya ruins in Tikal
April 5: Return trip to Guatemala City at 7:30 AM, and return to your country that same day
2025 was Sowing Opportunities’ most engaged year ever! Since we began in 2022 providing greenhouse agriculture in the remote, indigenous highlands of Eastern Alta Verapaz, we have added one village each year. Now we are now working with four villages!
And this year, we also added two schools! Working with schools allows us to reach more families, as the students teach their parents what they’ve learned. They are not only learning a trade. They also have regular school lunches.
In 2026, we are planning to add four additional schools, to increase the number of families served in the region.
Since 2022, Sowing Opportunities has been collaboratively building agricultural capacity, resources, leadership, and economic development for indigenous families in villages in this area which has no resources, tourism or any other NGO. In 2024, we are working with the three villages of Chajmaic, Salaguna, and Sisbilhá, over 100 families – approximately 500 people.
Watch Sowing Opportunities’ 2.5-minute video of its 2023 Annual Report to know its achievements in 2023 and plans for 2024.
Sowing Opportunities Innovative Solutions Campaign, which started in 2022, has mapped out a 3-Phase plan to create Sustainability, and help reduce Poverty and Malnutrition in the Eastern Highlands of Guatemala.
We are beginning with a third village in January 2024.
Tour of Northeast Alta Verapaz, March 30- April 5, 2027 Sowing Opportunities is pleased to offer new dates for our pioneering tour of Northeast Alta Verapaz and our greenhouse projects in five public primary schools. Join us March 30-April 5 on a 7-day escorted tour! Immerse yourself in Sowing Opportunities’ mission to build agricultural capacity
September 26, 2026 In Guatemala, a convergence of climate change and politics is causing severe hunger, making Sowing Opportunities’ greenhouse project especially vital. The El Niño weather pattern is especially strong this year. The “super” El Niño warming sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific is causing severe drought and flooding in the Americas, resulting
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Elvira Chub Chub and her harvest, April 2023
Ricardo San José,
May 2015
Sowing Opportunities Project Manager
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