HIGHLAND SUPPORT PROJECT
Mission:
We work to create models of Transformational Development that foster agency with indigenous communities of the Americas to address critical environmental, social, and economic issues
Results:
Each year we connect 300+ volunteers with indigenous communities, with about 14 partner Maya communities in Guatemala, a project with the Apache community in White Mountain, Arizona, and a new project growing in Peru that will work to support and empower women facing discrimination and domestic violence.
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MayYazdi
05/07/13
My experience with the Highland Support Project is one that I will keep with me for a lifetime! I had the privilege of going to Guatemala in January of 2013 and worked with the women of AMA in an experience that I can honestly say changed my life and what perspective on volunteering. The HSP is ...
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Fay P.
05/05/13
In January 2012 and January 2013, I had the privilege of working with HSP and their community residents in three rural villages. Nine Virginia Commonwealth University Nursing Without Borders students and I built stoves and conducted health screenings and education programs during our respective 10 ...
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