AVIVARA

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Phone: 206-784-7604

c/o Thomas Friedman
7202 33rd NW
Seattle
Washington 98117
USA
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Description: Avivara is dedicated to improving the quality of and access to education in Guatemala, especially in its most poverty-impacted rural areas. It is also focused on developing understanding between the peoples of Guatemala and the United States.

Target demographics: Children living in poverty-impacted villages in the highlands of Guatemala

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 1200 students in 8 village schools

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Develop a community based fund-raising activity such as a car-wash, bake sale, or make a presentation regarding our programs to a local school, church or community group.

Geographic areas served: Guatemala

Board Members and Affiliation: George David Austin, M.D. - President

Mary Seymour Austin, M.D. - Vice President

Thomas Friedman - Treasurer

Susan Clauson - Secretary

David Craig - Member at Large

Mission:

To improve the quality of and access to education in Guatemala, and to cultivate interconnectedness between the peoples of Guatemala and the United States.

Results:

8 schools receiving grants for school improvement

29 students receiving scholarship assistance

2 after school learning centers

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mvalerius

10/13/11

My fiance and I spent four months in Guatemala between May and August 2011. I was working as an education policy intern with USAID during that time, and Avivira helped my fiance locate a physical therapy internship in a hospital in Antigua. Neither of us had been to Guatemala before, so we were ... more »

AKj-77

07/19/11

My friend and I are both part of our school's Engineers Without Borders student chapter, and developed a proposal that was funded by scholarships and private donations. Our goal was to see how our collective experience in developing country engineering might be of use in Guatemala. As we worked on ... more »

Marvin Yalu

06/04/11

Soy un maestro de educación primaria que ha trabajado en la Escuela de El Yalú, del municipio de Sumpango, en el país de Guatemala, en esta escuela trabajé durante siete años, una aldea en la que la población es de escasos recursos, donde los niños en la mayoría de días llega a la escuela ... more »

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