Sowing Opportunities is born and the journey continues!
In January 2015 – our family embarked on a personal journey that brought us to Chajmaic, Guatemala.
When we realized the need of the entire village, Chajmaic, population 1,750 (2015) – remote and destitute in rural Guatemala – we began the project that has today become a nonprofit organization, Sowing Opportunities.
The family of Teacher Mirna has their own greenhouses
Both the teacher and the principal of the school in the village of Sisbilhá have their own greenhouses at their homes in the nearby town of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, installed with the help...
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Selvin Poou, the pastor of Nueva Libertad, participates in growing vegetables
Selvin Poou, along with his wife, Dora Pascual, has been the pastor of a small church in the Nueva Libertad community, a division of the Sisbilhá hamlet, for five years. Dora Pascual de Poou, wife...
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The teacher of Sisbilhá School cares for her students as if she were their mother
Mirna Suram, teaching the students the names of the plants they're caring for Look at this teacher's dedication to her students, the only teacher at the small Sisbilhá school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ7HkpzGo8M Here, you can see Mirna...
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Corn is being grown in black plastic bags
Because of the rocky soil in the region, vegetables cannot be grown directly in the ground. For this reason, corn - which is a Guatemalan food staple - doesn’t do well when grown on the...
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The girls are fully involved in the learning
Students bring soil down from the mountain . Here, girls are putting it into bags with corn kernels To the credit of both the teachers and Sowing Opportunities’ team, girls are given equal learning opportunities,...
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September surprises in the Fray School greenhouses
Sowing Opportunities’ team is back in the region because of the unexpected progress of the vegetables at Fray School. They've just started, and their greenhouse tables have already yielded crops! We have a growing period...
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Students watering seedlings at Fray School
Students in uniform water plants in Fray School The key reasons that the plants are growing so tall and healthy are: The teachers and students understand the process Both are dedicated to learning and following...
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The plants in Fray School are growing tall!
The Sowing Opportunities agricultural engineer teaches one of the teachers at the School in Fray Bartolomé de las Casas One of the hallmarks of the work of Sowing Opportunities’ agricultural engineer is his ability to...
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The Students in Fray School Listen to the Agricultural Engineer
Imagine today’s students in the U.S. paying rapt attention to a visitor, teaching them about something they knew nothing about. Now, imagine students in a region where, due to widespread poverty, they experience hunger and...
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August developments at Fray School
Dear friends and family, I am delighted to share with you the news of our team returning to the region one month after setting up the greenhouses in the Fray Bartolome de las Casas School. ...
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The youth are central to our projects
The students of Sisbilhá School in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala carry earth in buckets on their shoulders to the greenhouse Dear family and friends, We wanted to share with you the enthusiasm and dedication of the...
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How the greenhouses are constructed in the school
Students of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas School in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala shovel soil into buckets with Sowing Opportunities' project manager In order to build the greenhouses… After clearing the land for the greenhouses,...
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How the land is cleared to make space for the greenhouses
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas School, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Dear friends and family, There are several steps in the process for a school to construct greenhouses. Each of the seven grades has its own double greenhouse tables. They...
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Two schools already have greenhouse projects!
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas School, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala We have very exciting news to share! During the week of July 7-11, Sowing Opportunities small, but powerful team - project manager, agricultural engineer, and social...
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Sowing Opportunities Presentation at The First Parish in Bedford, MA, June 1, 2025
Presentation at The First Parish in Bedford, MA during First Sunday Share the Plate, June 1, 2025 Nate Sellers, Director of Faith Development for Children, introduced me and then I spoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd9RsqYNUm4&t=75s
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Exciting Plans for 2026!
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas School, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala We have very exciting plans for 2026! Our team is preparing to work with a second public primary school in the region of Eastern Alta Verapaz, which is...
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The handicrafts that Sowing Opportunities sells
When people see Sowing Opportunities at a fair, they often ask if the handicrafts were made by people in the villages where we provide resources. In fact, they’re not because the region of Eastern Alta Verapaz, Guatemala...
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Mother’s Day 2025
Mother’s Day in remote Eastern Alta Verapaz, Guatemala is unlike celebrations in the cities. There are no flowers or special dinners. In fact, the day is not recognized at all. We at Sowing Opportunities recognize...
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VIDEO_ April 2025_ a retrospective
VIDEO_ April 2025_ a retrospective Since 2022, Sowing Opportunities, Inc. has been building agricultural capacity, resources, and leadership for indigenous communities in Eastern Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. From a hopeless, destitute existence, families in this forgotten...
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Earth Day 2025, Story 7, April 22
The Pop Che brothers, from left to right, Jorge 14, Macario 10 and Lucas 12, getting ready to plant celery, quilete, onion and chili seedlings at their house in Sisbilhá Dear friends and family, Today,...
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