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.
As we approach the Jewish New Year
Dear family and friends, The Jewish High Holy Days season begins this year on Saturday evening, September 28 with a service called S’lichot, asking for forgiveness from God. The evening of October 2, 2024 begins the Jewish New...
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Magdalena Domingo Paiz is a dedicated and hardworking member of the community of Sisbilhá, Guatemala
The family of Magdalena Paiz is one of the best workers in the community. As you can see, she understood what she was taught by Sowing Opportunities and is putting into practice the methodology with...
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Our team traveled to the region and…their successes!
The journey is long and risky for our team to travel to the remote, indigenous region where Sowing Opportunities has its service area in Eastern Alta Verapaz. Two weeks ago the team visited the villages of...
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A story about how a life has been transformed
https://youtu.be/rygL_FcS5UA Jeremías García Coy lives with his wife, Marta Molina Choc, in the hamlet of Salaguna, Guatemala. Jeremías, having worked outside the village since he was 12 years old, learned Spanish through his work; school...
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Against All Odds: One of 45
https://youtu.be/nglrrhj4SfQ When our team arrived in Salaguna, Guatemala in January 2023, we had determined that we had the budget to work collaboratively with 30 new families in this second village. To our team’s surprise, in...
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The Story of Dominga in Sisbilhá, Guatemala
https://youtu.be/-2OWwPlF1ew Dominga Ché Yaxcal is a midwife for the community of Sisbilhá. Not only is she a midwife, she is always available to people in need, especially when they are downhearted and alone. She...
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Memorial Day 2024
https://youtu.be/evgZS2xVS14 Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday, which we observe on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala endured an internal unarmed...
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Basic Information about Guatemala and its Indigenous Population
- Where in the world is Guatemala? Guatemala is one of 7 countries in Central America, which is part of North America consisting of a tapering isthmus running from the southern extent of Mexico to the...
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Questions that pertain to Sowing Opportunities’ mission
Abbreviated Version of Questions: Where in the world is Guatemala and what is one country that borders Guatemala? See Basic Information about Guatemala and its Indigenous Population How many Mayan indigenous languages are spoken today...
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As Mother’s Day approaches…
https://youtu.be/T9l0jCVfG3A Thanks to you, Mothers in Remote Guatemala Have Enough to Feed their Families! The people of the villages where Sowing Opportunities is building agricultural capacity, resources, and leadership for indigenous families now have a...
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The mothers in your life are special! Why not treat them?
https://youtu.be/srredByKves Sowing Opportunities has multiple opportunities for you to come out and not only support our mission of building agricultural capacity, resources, and leadership for indigenous families in villages in a remote area of Guatemala...
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Sisbilhá, Guatemala: A one-month retrospective, April 2024
Sisbilhá, Guatemala: A one-month retrospective, April 2024 https://youtu.be/8H-Xj-2ag88 It’s been a little over a month since returning back to Boston from visiting the remote, indigenous village of Sisbilhá, in the Guatemalan Highlands - the third...
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Celebrating Earth Day 2024
https://youtu.be/im4YGNY4sjw On Earth Day, we celebrate the successes that the people in the villages in Eastern Alta Verapaz are experiencing since January 2022. In each of the villages where Sowing Opportunities’ team has collaborated with...
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Sowing Opportunities podcast on Paul Ponders podcast
From Paul Ponders: "Sowing Opportunities", a Malden, MA -based Charity that assists destitute villages in Guatemala in gaining access to clean water for basic needs and cultivation of their land. You will hear from Executive...
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How Sisbilhá, Guatemala waters its greenhouses (March 2024)
https://youtu.be/pGS_q2kso5M A video message from Fern Remedi-Brown, Executive Director of Sowing Opportunities who just returned from visiting the village of Sisbilhá in the Eastern Highlands of Guatemala: What was surprising is how the women have...
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March 2024 Visit to Sisbilhá: Surprising Experiences
My recent visit to Guatemala was exciting: there is much to share! Our team of four arrived in Sisbilhá on Thursday, March 7 in Guatemala’s hot summer in Alta Verapaz with temps reaching 100°F (37.78°C). ...
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March 2024 update: Amazing developments in the remote indigenous villages in the Guatemala Highlands
https://youtu.be/M-HeHjKvA5s The mostly women-led projects are developing at a rapid pace, thanks to the dedication of Sowing Opportunities’ team on the ground in the region, and the tireless and motivated efforts of the participants. They...
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Valentine’s Day Update in Sisbilhá, Guatemala
Happy Valentine's Day! Sowing Opportunities has witnessed amazing developments in the remote indigenous village of Sisbilhá, in the Eastern Highlands of Guatemala. The mostly women-led projects are developing at a rapid pace, thanks to the...
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Sisbilhá: Sowing Opportunities’ latest pioneering partnership
Social worker Licenciada Lety gets commitment of the women in Sisbilhá, December 2023 Sowing Opportunities' team left a day earlier than the anticipated January 14, in case there might be roadblocks starting at the time...
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