Casasito helped me to find a partner school with which I could volunteer for one month in Guatemala, near Antigua. I also attended 3 activities organized by Casasito : the semi final of the debate club, a workshop about non violent communication with 25 mothers and a one-to-one coaching session with students.
All in all I have been amazed by the association :
- very well conducted and impactful activities with students and parents
- caring, serious and empowering student support
- a very welcoming, available and responsive organization team
Thank you and very well done!
It's been a great pleasure of mine to volunteer with CasaSito over the last number of years. CasaSito is committed to a multi-faceted approach to community development and embraces evidence-based practice and community engagement to guide their work. The impact of CasaSito's programs and services are apparent in several communities throughout Guatemala.
Giving back to Guatemala. http://www.casasito.org/
Guatemala is a wonderfully varied land. From sweeping mountains and stunning coast line, to erupting volcanoes, Guatemala has it all. But what makes this country amazing is the people. They are constantly smiling, and are willing to give you the world, even if they don't have anything themselves.
This is what first inspired us to volunteer in Guatemala and we have never looked back.
CasaSito provides scholarships to high achieving Guatemalan youth who come from impoverished backgrounds. It is through the scholarships that CasaSito offer that many young people can get an education instead of working. The future of Guatemala is the children, and through the work of CasaSito the cycle of poverty can be broken and the smiling people of Guatemala will face a brighter future.
We have been introduced to Guatemala in a way that would have never been available to the average tourist. We will always remember the time we visited the very rural (not accessible by car) village of Ostua to film some arts performances and interview some of the CasaSito scholarship students for the video we are making. We ate the local soup and we were chased down the road to be gifted bunches of bananas from a grateful family.
We are currently editing this video for CasaSito so they will have something to help showcase the organisation to potential donors. We hope that by through this they will receive more donations which will directly support the scholarship students, who will in turn help to better the future of Guatemala.
Review from #MyGivingStory