Principal, of School in Sisbilhá, Guatemala, cuts harvested vegetables that were grown in the school greenhouse within one month of planting seedlings!

This week, in advance of Earth Day, we are sharing an inspirational story of positive change. Magdalena Domingo Paiz and Francisco Felipe Laínez, in Sisbilhá, Guatemala, originally from Huehuetenango, have raised three children together: Cristian, Isaac, and Gabriela, ages 17, 13, and 5, respectively. Motivated by the idea of ​​being able to grow a variety […]

You might remember that the village of Sisbilhá, Guatemala has to get their water by walking over a mile to a hole in the earth where water runs off the mountain. Look at how lush the vegetables at Sisbilhá School are, given the watering that the students are doing. The juxtaposition of need and dedication […]

The students of Sisbilhá Public School, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, having planted seedlings at the beginning of March, and harvesting them today, show their delight at the project led by Sowing Opportunities! At the end, they thank Sowing Opportunities directly! Your donations make it possible for these children to have agriculture and food security for the […]

At the greenhouses in the first public school in Guatemala to teach agriculture, the teacher ensures that her young students know the names of the plants they are caring for.

Sowing Opportunities started to work with Salaguna, Guatemala in 2023 and we continue until today to provide supplies and reinforce training in this remote, indigenous village. Here, you can see families receiving seedlings in February 2025. These families literally have no other resources without that which Sowing Opportunities supplies throughout the year. Your donations are […]

Earth Day 2025 This Earth Day, Apr 22, 2025, we can all do what we can in our corner of the world.   We all can make positive change for this amazing planet we call Earth.  The achievements of young changemakers can inspire us all to do our part to help create a better future. April […]

In Guatemala, as in the rest of the world, International Women’s Day, on March 8, commemorates the historic struggle of women for equality and participation in all areas of society, seeking to recognize their achievements and make visible the challenges they still face. Sowing Opportunities, Inc. is proud to participate in International Women’s Day, empowering […]

In February, the families in Chajmaic receive new seedlings for their greenhouses As promised, I am sharing with you the beautiful photos and stories of families who are receiving seedlings for their greenhouses. The families of Chajmaic, Guatemala in the region of eastern Alta Verapaz were the first village that Sowing Opportunities started working with in 2022. Here are photos of […]

Thank you to Malden Reads‘ 2025 Opening Celebration at Bread of Life and to Susan Margot Ecker for her photography! Sowing Opportunities, Inc. was proud to participate and represent sustainable greenhouse agriculture for food security of indigenous populations in rural Guatemala. We had A Thread of Hope Guatemalan Fair Trade fair trade items for sale.

Valentine’s Day 2025 Dear friends and family, Here in the U.S., many of us are busy preparing sweets and flowers for our Valentines or close friends on Valentine’s Day. Students often create artful valentine cards for their classmates.   In Sisbilhá, Guatemala, in eastern Alta Verapaz, there are no valentines exchanged. However, in the one room classroom in this […]

Saturday, February 1 Dear friends and family, Sowing Opportunities has an exciting new development: We are working with the school in Sisbilhá, Guatemala for sustainable greenhouse farming for all the families of the children enrolled! In November 2024, Our team returned to the three remote, indigenous villages in the region where we are working. We selected a […]