Blog News – Sowing Opportunities

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.

Luego tener la bendicion de un salario justo que los ayudara a llevar el pan a la mesa, y que podran combatir el hambre de sus hijos.

Residente de Chajmaic

We feel blessed to have the possibility for work, which is dignified and just, in which everyone can learn new skills and have professional development in a positive atmosphere, without exploitation or oppression.

Residente de Chajmaic

This work provides a great blessing for the people of Chajmaic, as it gives [this village of 1,600] hope and determination to come together as one big family.

Hector Ricardo San José

Something wonderful about this work is that it is located close to home and the laborers don’t have to leave their families for long periods of time and live far away in order to support them.

Residente de Chajmaic

We are grateful to have the blessing of a just salary that can help us to put bread on the table, and can help us combat the hunger of our children.

Resident of Chajmaic

Tambien la alegria que podran ir y venir todos los dias a sus trabajos desde sus casas, ya que por estar accesible el lugar de trabajo no tendran que ir a vivir a otro lugar lejos de sus familias.

Residente de Chajmaic

Primero la bendicion de poder optar a un trabajo digno y justo, en donde todos podran aprender cosas nuevas y desarrollar su trabajo con alegria, sin ser explotados u oprimidos.

Residente de Chajmaic

Para ellos es una gran bendicion ya que este proyecto les da esperanza y deseo de salir adelante todos juntos como una gran familia.

Hector Ricardo San José

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Life in the Mountains

February 25, 2023

Q’eqchi’ communities’ identity is connected to and their culture is deeply related to the mountains, especially in terms of their religion, such as with mountain spirits, dating back to pre-colonial history. (Wilson, pp. 13-14) Before...

2022 Local Festivals

June 27, 2022

Visit our Events page! Sowing Opportunities has participated in spring and summer 2022 in local festivals to introduce our mission to Malden, Melrose, and Revere residents, and to raise funds through donations in exchange for...

Earth Day 2022

April 25, 2022

On Friday, April 22, 2022, Sowing Opportunities held an Earth Day event in front of The Gallery@57 from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event included discussing our mission and work in the remote indigenous village...

Agricultural solutions address migration due to poverty and lack of economic opportunities

March 11, 2022

In April 2021 U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris met with Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss "the causes of irregular migration and that cause Guatemalans to leave their homes in search of better development opportunities." (LaHora.gt) ...

How Success Will Be Measured with the Greenhouse Project

February 28, 2022

Training in specific agricultural techniques and greenhouse maintenance will be documented through a pictorial manual (note that illiteracy is high). Trainees will prove their knowledge by setting up and maintaining greenhouses properly. This will be...

How Climate Change Affects Chajmaic’s Food Insecurity and Sowing Opportunities’ Agricultural Solution

February 27, 2022

Extreme conditions in Central America are leading to food insecurity and lack of employment, which in some cases, causes youth to flee the region, seeking work elsewhere. The dry corridor has been affected by climate...

Malden Garden Supports Building Greenhouses in Guatemala

February 22, 2022

Malden Garden Supports Building Greenhouses in Guatemala Growing and sharing our local food to make an impact around the world! Last year's "World Water Day" (March 2021) we decided to celebrate our contributions to water...

Sowing Opportunities’ Innovative Solutions to create Sustainability

February 3, 2022

Sowing Opportunities' Innovative Solutions to create Sustainability, and help reduce Poverty and Malnutrition in Chajmaic, Guatemala On March 15, 2022, our agricultural engineer, Federico Arriola Cuéllar, traveled to the indigenous, remote village of Chajmaic to...