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Incorporated in the District of Columbia since 2001, Pueblo a Pueblo Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to working with the T’ztujil Maya of Santiago Atilán, Guatemala.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Pueblo a Pueblo is a 501(c)(3) non-profit U.S. corporation whose mission is to empower Guatemalan individuals, organizations and communities to improve their own lives by facilitating access to services, commodities and financial resources. Pueblo a Pueblo, Inc. links communities and individuals with shared goals, both locally and internationally, while promoting self-reliance through local capacity building and support of beneficiary-driven projects.
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VISION STATEMENT
Pueblo a Pueblo is founded on the belief that meaningful and sustainable change necessarily requires the commitment and active involvement of the individual, community or organization that will benefit from that change. In this approach, the beneficiaries determine their needs and potential solutions, encouraging more culturally appropriate, effective and sustainable interventions.
Pueblo a Pueblo strives to deepen pro-social values such as personal responsibility, self-respect, careful stewardship of resources, mutual collaboration and creative problem-solving. Pueblo a Pueblo also seeks to support the cross-cultural values of compassion, respect for others and service qualities that must be cultivated if we are to create a world of greater equity.
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