Our fundraiser, Sip Sangria for Sowing Ops, was a wonderful success, thanks to the efforts of Sangria Restaurant & Tapas owners Marlon Cardona and Nora Elizabeth Niemotko, Erica Soscia, Nancy Peña, Ruby Santos, Ginny Remedi-Brown, and Netta Remedi-Brown. The Bailaranas Marimbas were exquisite, Selena’s singing breathtaking, and Netta’s viola performance soulful. We are grateful to all who participated. We will have another event on […]
A Thanksgiving prayer from Ricardo
Our partner, Ricardo, of the NGO CorGuate (Corazones en Acción por Guatemala, or Hearts in Action for Guatemala) recently traveled to Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, Guatemala to take the next steps towards our projects in Chajmaic, before we move to the #GuatemalanArtisanChocolate project in San Antonio Suchitepéquez. Upon his return, Ricardo sent this prayer: God […]
Creating food stability for the village of Chajmaic: standing up for human morality
Dear Friends, family and colleagues, Last Sunday was World Food Day – a day of action against hunger. “On October 16 people around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger in our lifetime. Because when it comes to hunger, the only acceptable number in the world is zero. “Every human […]
Repairing the World
Dear Friends, family and colleagues, The Jewish New Year has begun. This is the time of renewal, and it is part of our tradition to focus on Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. If you have given one time in the past, or if you have never contributed to this project, would you consider doing so now? […]
GiveCamp
Sowing Opportunities, Inc. was selected to participate in New England GiveCamp, a weekend-long event where technology professionals from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and web strategists donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations. I am excited for how GiveCamp can help our nonprofit to develop a beautiful website and become more […]
Olivia Returns Home
Dear Friends, family and colleagues, Two weeks ago Olivia and her 2-year-old daughter (see photo) left the safe house in Cobán (see sign over entry) and returned to their village in Chajmaic. During the three months that they stayed in the safe house, they both gained nutrition and medical stability, and Olivia contributed to the […]
Hunger Action Month
Dear Friends, family and colleagues, September is Hunger Action Month in the U.S. The motto, hosted by FeedingAmerica.org, is “No One Can Thrive on an Empty Stomach.” In this vein, we write to you with an update with much good news on Maya’s biological mom, Olivia and her children, and that we can turn our attention […]
Help for Olivia’s Son
Dear Friends, Family, and Colleagues, We are sending Ricardo to Cobán tomorrow to handle matters related to the health of Olivia and her children. Olivia’s 9-year-old son – Maya’s biological brother – urgently needs psychological assistance and must be placed in a home for boys. Ricardo needs to leverage his connections in Cobán in order […]
Strategy for Chajmaic
Dear Friends, family, and colleagues, Sowing Opportunities, Inc. now has a tax-exempt i.d. and we have completed documentation for our attorney so that we can move towards receiving our own 501(c)3 status. We wanted you to know our strategy for aiding the village of Chajmaic (pop. 1,600) – a strategy that we have been readjusting […]
Olivia and her son to reunite!
Dear Friends, colleagues, and family, Once again, thank you for the assistance you have given for the project in the village of Chajmaic (see photo, satellite view). We are writing with an update: On July 11th we sent the $720 we had in funds to Ricardo: $262 went to the safe house where Olivia is […]
Health and Wellness for Olivia
Dear friends and family, We are writing to you with an update on Maya’s biological mom, Olivia, and Maya’s biological siblings in Guatemala, as well as an update on the village project in Chajmaic. The biggest news is that we learned that Olivia bought a small parcel of land before she had Maya. She purchased […]
First Steps
The following is an update on the work that we are doing with the Chajmaic village chili pepper project and our strategic direction. Our target has been to raise $10,000 to fund the Guatemalan NGO CorGuate team to return to Chajmaic to negotiate with village officials and put a deposit on the land. Thus far, […]