The cover highlights Mrs. Esperanza Ixcoy, beneficiary of the FUNDAP Microcredit program. She is dedicated to selling fruits in the local market of Momostenango, Totonicapán, where her effort and dedication are recognized among the residents.
Eradicate poverty in Guatemala through strategies, sustainable values of equity, honesty, freedom,excellence, respect for dignity, and democracy.
Vision Mission
We are a private voluntary Foundation that seeks to promote the development of the lower income sectors of the Republic of Guatemala, especially of the inhabitants of rural areas of the central highlands, north and south west of the country, through innovative projects that avoid paternalism, and that guarantee a consistent improvement in the quality of life. All under a framework of sustainable development with absolute respect for human dignity, culture, and traditions.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
ASSEMBLY OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EXTERNAL AUDIT
COMPTROLLER
EDUCATION
Scholarships for Girls
Promotion of Educational Quality
Formal Education Centers
Business School
Professional Technical Training
HEALTHCARE
Technical School of Health Medical Clinics
Health Training of Volunteers
Nutritional Recovery
COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MICROCREDIT
Microenterprise Loans
Agricultural Loans
Infrastucture Loans Consumption Loans Village Banking
HANDICRAFT
Comprehensive Education and Training
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
Social
Organization Market Linkage
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies
Food Security
SUPPORT SERVICES UNIT
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Financial Administration
Treasury
RISK PREVENTION
Special Portfolio Management
Verification and Analysis
Quality Control and IT Policies
INFORMATION RECORDS
Digitalization and Data Processing
Accounting
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Technological
Infrastructure
System
Development
Maintenance and Support
Database
Administration
INTERNAL AUDIT
Comprehensive Education and Training
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
Social
Organization Market Linkage
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies AGRICULTURAL
Valuations
Comprehensive Education and Training
Forestry Management Social Organization
Environmental Awareness and Education
Environmental Infrastructure
Solidarity and Support
SUPPORT SERVICES UNIT
GENERAL SECRETARY
Design and Communication
Institutional Archive
HUMAN TALENT MANAGEMENT
Selection, Hiring, and Induction of Personnel
Personnel File
Institutional Culture and Training
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Preparation of Proposals
Monitoring
THE CHALLENGES OF OUR INSTITUTION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Savings, hygiene, nutrition, reading and study.
Education for children, autonomy, potential development and self-esteem.
CHANGES
Qualified personnel, local organizations and acquired skills.
181,826
People served women men
154,056 27,770
FUNDAP presence
Rest of Guatemala
Roberto Gutiérrez Letter from the President
Institutionalism at FUNDAP
FUNDAP, like any social organization, is governed by rules that come from experience and knowledge acquired over time; In the case of the Foundation, more than four decades of service in the country.
The Foundation, as a responsible entity that respects the legal framework of the Nation, has established institutionality in its work; This is how it has survived and persevered over time, based on that indisputable guide that is its values and its “institutional” purpose.
In general, there are internal institutions for entities such as FUNDAP, as there are also for a country like Guatemala.
The important thing to consider is that, just as it is the institutions that make the rule of law viable in a country, in the same way it is the institutional framework, based on its values and vision, that makes the permanence of FUNDAP possible.
And institutions are the patterns of behavior so that people live together in a humane and respectful way. Therefore, these must function in a stable manner, remaining over time and being respected by all citizens. These are the same concepts that apply to the institutionality of FUNDAP.
To better understand the meaning of “institution”, we can compare it with the rules of the game that govern a sports contest; We could not imagine a soccer game, for example, without preconditions accepted by all players. To do this, it is established that the ball must be round, that there must be a goal of such measurements, that there are eleven players per team and that there is a referee who orders the game.
The risk is that if there is no institutionality, it can lead to arbitrariness, something that usually happens when decisions do not adhere to the rules. When people are not governed by the norms and rules stipulated by the institution.
Four thousand years ago Aristotle, in his teaching on Politics, made it clear: “He who cannot live in community, or does not need anything due to his own selfsufficiency, is a beast”; and with this sentence he bequeathed us an enormous contribution to humanity by defining that justice, respect for the law, security, education and values, are the goods that constitute the end of social life; all this so that the person can achieve happiness, the ultimate goal.
In such a way that man organizes the society in which everyone assumes their tasks, and in this way a system of coexistence is structured through the institutions that establish the principles for life together, in community.
It is on these principles that FUNDAP bases its institutionality, the basis for its service and its internal order. Any entity, like life itself in society, requires authority to achieve its efficiency; and this authority in turn is based on the values that guide the spirit.
Therefore, the institutionality of FUNDAP is of fundamental importance and must be appreciated as a shared heritage. It is not ephemeral, since it has had and continues to have a significant impact on the behavior of the people who collaborate in it as well as the beneficiaries, who for more than four decades have been served in the different programs it offers.
An institution is stronger the more means it has to achieve its goals and defend its values, for which it is required that both the entity’s collaborators and its beneficiaries obey and share the reasons and purposes of the common task. This is institutional.
It has always been recognized that the basic institution of society is the family, constituting the home as a place where the person grows and relates. Another institution is the economy, which through work and its instruments allows the person to achieve the means to satisfy their needs. Another important institution is the educational system, which enables the person to function in society in a humane manner, providing them with a profession. Another is health, fundamental for life. And it is in all of these that FUNDAP collaborates, serving society and promoting community life.
It is advisable, therefore, to strengthen the Foundation as an institution, which is achieved to the extent that the values that support it are strengthened and fulfilled, and that are rooted in the experience and knowledge acquired and validated by many people who in She participates and has participated for many years.
Francisco Roberto Gutiérrez Martínez Quetzaltenango, 2024
Jorge Gándara Letter from the Executive Director
Referring to a few years ago (returning to childhood), almost all of us remember the story of Aladdin, that character who finds a wonderful lamp from which, when rubbed vigorously, a genie emerges who has the ability to fulfill any wish. . As time goes by, the real thing is that we realize that there are no magic lamps, nor such genies, that leaves us with desire locked inside each one of us. Interesting questions arise from this imaginative exercise: What would happen if wishes could become a reality? What do I wish for myself? What do I wish for others?, among many other questions.
Everyone has their personal desires that can be as uplifting or destructive as you think. It is very significant when from this introspection the desire is projected towards others, that involves an awareness of life in which we carry out an interaction with others, it is a recognition that everything we do will have an impact on others, in some cases for the worse and what is desired is for it to be for the better.
Understanding this outward projection is important, since each form of life has a function to perform, it is beautiful to observe the exuberance of a flower or the important height of a tree; We are part of a complex network that makes life possible. In that solid but intricate fabric that does so much for everyone, it is extraordinary to think that there are common thoughts and feelings and that with these you can be part of a team of people with common desires for the good of others, let’s think about how to organize with common desires It is a very specific function of the human being.
It is at this moment where you become an active part of the magic that makes possible what for many can be called miracles, because from that desire arises what we call “personal commitment.” Human action begins with an intention, embracing all the necessary elements so that each person can perform their function within that intention towards others, creating a structure that organizes and orders it. We call that structure an institution and we give it a name that in many cases can express a desire.
FUNDAP is a name that expresses many desires and within it there are many genies who are part of that magic lamp that, with their intentions turned into work, day by day transform the lives of many people, starting with ourselves. All the activities carried out day by day at FUNDAP can be reflected in new opportunities for our beneficiaries; with which, we too are becoming better people every day.
Continuing with the “Aladdin” analogy, the magic and power of intention arises from a dreamed desire with a few simple questions that come from within. What do I wish for others? How can I help you? What do they need to feel loved, cherished, valued? Who cares about these people, who in our case are the vulnerable in society? And those questions can only be so powerful when, in simple words, I wish for the other what I wish for myself, and only at that point can the intention be generated to do what is necessary to make things happen.
It is evident that it is a path of commitment and responsibility, “a personal life project”, the ability to respond is not always accompanied by the original intention, it is simply an ability that consists of responding with concrete actions; The commitment goes further, because it always carries with it the transcendent intention.
For us, alliances are those valuable friends who support us to materialize the work done. We have a deep feeling of gratitude to our donors and institutions that in many ways become pillars to sustain our actions. All of us who form and make FUNDAP possible know the importance of reinventing ourselves in many aspects of life, because it is an effective way to improve ourselves as people, because that achieves the best version of each of us, which together add up and make from FUNDAP a magic lamp with a genie motivated and committed enough so that his actions make the wishes fly high that, every day, our beneficiaries have the opportunities to which every human being is entitled.
We thank God for another year of work, for our collaborators, our beneficiaries, for all the institutions that support us to be able to generate opportunities for the people who need us, for whom we work every day. We are FUNDAP and our commitment is to our Mission and our intention is to our Vision.
Jorge Arturo Gándara Gaborit Quetzaltenango, 2024
Education Program
Promotes access, quality and equity of formal and non-formal education, especially for vulnerable children, teenagers and women. It enhances personal development and growth.
DEPARTMENTS WITH THE GREATEST PRESENCE OF BENEFICIARIES:
4,008 people receive formation and training in a job
children schooled through the actions of program
3,243 is the average sales increment of entrepreneurs at the scool of Business 74%
Scholarships for Girls
4,008 girls and young women served 410 schools served 53 active book clubs and 104 academic tutors
Promotion of Educational Quality
1,251 teachers trained in pedagogy and educational management
1,560 mothers trained in early stimulation
Formal Education Centers
526 teenagers and adults complete high school
Business School
1,871 microentrepreneurs served between IMPULSA and MBA
160 people develop technical skills
78 schools improve their health infrastructure at the pre-primary level
83 participants in intensive technology courses
74.19% people increase their capital by 25% compared to their initial situation
Professional Technical Training
1,040 people finished basic training (CEDES)
2,203 basic or advanced courses completed
91.4% salary is assigned proportional to time invested in agro business
178 young people with disabilities trained at the Technical Centers
A chance for life
Education beneficiary Gleysi Pérez
Gleysi can do everything. She started at FUNDAP studying Pastry, Design and Pattern Making, but during the pandemic she had to pause her training. However, her life changed in 2022 with the Expression workshop. From here she became an Alumni and, after an internship, she currently works as an Administrative Assistant and Data entry specialist at Centro Técnico Expresion .
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Healthcare Program
Promotes health in vulnerable areas, reducing the causes of morbidity and mortality. A program focused on the prevention and qualification of health agents.
DEPARTMENTS WITH THE GREATEST PRESENCE OF BENEFICIARIES:
23,212
22,945
12,070
7,694
3,139
2,164
People served
58,668 14,667 WOMEN MEN
2023 Results
24,343 children improved their nutritional condition 3,329 people trained in the different Healthcare projects 1,426
people were served in medical consultation
Technical School of Health
94
young people certified as nursing assistants
59 people certified in the program of Rehabilitation based in the community (RBC)
121 alumni formed through intensive courses in Elderly Care and Employability
Medical Clinics
92% of people served are children and women
4,714 consultations provided by mobile clinic
Health Training of Volunteers
42,654 benefited through the activities carried out by the promoters
Nutritional Recovery
3,329 children from 6 months to 5 years of age receive nutritional accompaniment
1,105 new promoters formed to provide primary care
19,629 medical consultations provided in medical clinics
447 qualified volunteers in their second year of training
1,183 pregnant women receive nutritional accompaniment
62 families assisted in the Esperanza project and 133 assisted in disaster cases
Basic medical training to be a care taker
Healthcare beneficiary María Herrera
María always wanted to help her family and her community, working in a pharmacy. She graduated as an expert in business administration and started working in a pharmacy, but she lacked the most important thing: having health knowledge. Thanks to training as a Voluntary Health Promoter, she now works in a medical clinic in charge of pre- and post-consultation.
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Microcredit Program
Promotes the economic development of the urban and rural areas of southwestern Guatemala, through actions such as granting credits, training, and advice to entrepreneurial micro-businessmen.
DEPARTMENTS WITH THE GREATEST PRESENCE OF BENEFICIARIES:
3,945 3,651
People served
WOMEN MEN
61,512
2,991
PROGRAM ACTIONS
2023 Results
credits granted 64,503 new Communal Banks 156 solidarity groups created 245
Microenterprise Loans
622 female beneficiaries access credit for working capital
Agricultural Loans
1,809 beneficiaries access credit for agricultural activities
Infrastucture Loans
1,648 women got credits for construction or purchase of land
Consumption Loans
40 women access credit for medical expenses, school expenses or household goods
Village Banking
401 new women groups created and 107 women increase their capital
169 new microentrepreneurs receive credits
143 new beneficiaries in this line
1,185 beneficiaries strengthen their working and life capital
593 new credits in this line
564 technical assistance provided to beneficiaries in their productive unit
81 beneficiaries served to cover medical or school expenses as well as to buy household goods
3,906 people were supported to acquire or improve housing
2,146 solidarity groups and Communal Banks current and active
5,327 new beneficiaries supported with microcredit for their businesses
Microcredit beneficiary María Morales
María Morales, during 2018 and 2019, trained at our Business School, learning to manage her business effectively. With the financial support she was able to increase the production of atoles and expand its distribution, obtaining profits to pay for the education of her daughter and reinvest in her business. A great story.
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Handicraft Program
2023 Results
new products created in the three organizations
28 jobs generated, 124 employed women and 197 employed men
321 increase of sales between Assoc. Cajolá Group and the Cooperative COPAVIC 51%
Comprehensive Education and Training
3 organizations improve their productive and business management
Social Organization
25
associates receive advice on internal planning
49 artisans trained in labor rights, safety and good practices
99 technical business trainings about new products and quality
72 women strengthen their organizations through training
2 management teams dignify employment with incentives and vacations
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
52
artisans learn new techniques of fabrics, textures and designs
Market Linkage
55
artisans participated in trade promotion fairs
12 new techniques for artisanal innovation and the management of two softwares
19,739 work days generated between textiles and glass in 3 organizations
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies
2
innovations in the use of new techniques for weaving fabrics in ADEMVE Association
2 associations (ADEMVE) and Cajolá) develop their own marketing tools
7 instruments of administrative management implemented
3 organizations and 61 producers were supported on market management issues
Social and business transformation
Cooperative COPAVIC R.L.
Handicraft beneficiaries
Together with strategic partners, FUNDAP leads initiatives that improve the artisan business and social landscape in Guatemala. Cooperativa COPAVIC, RL, a company dedicated to the production of blown glass crafts, is one of the main beneficiaries. Combining the tradition of Guatemalan blown glass with modern and European designs allows them to stand out nationally and internationally, generating more employment.
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Agricultural Program
Since 1996, we have promoted the productive, economic and social development of the agricultural sector in Guatemala, with the aim of reaching the inhabitants of rural areas.
DEPARTMENTS WITH THE GREATEST PRESENCE OF BENEFICIARIES:
3,305
2,084
1,550
1,240
12,834 People served 9,385 3,449 WOMEN MEN
2023 Results
people do exploitation of local productive resources
10,892 people apply techniques that are respectful to the environment in productive processes
6,828 people produce highly nutritious food for family consumption
Comprehensive Education and Training
5,657 volunteer agricultural promoters trained in rural extensionism
Social Organization
1,324 women receive productive technical support
1,386 trained families on agricultural and livestock issues
12,834
92 tours and conferences with an agricultural and agro-business focus
6 Management Committees and Extended Monitoring Committees
512 producers receive business coaching training
Productive and Business Technical Assistance
6,501 assistance technical visits made to agricultural production units
Market Linkage
302 women and young people start business actions related to livestock
1,577 production units implemented with the promoters
1,929 beneficiaries receive technical support in agro-business
7 business fairs to sell beneficiaries’ crops
Transfer of Appropriate Technologies
893 trained promoters in management of agricultural infrastructure
4,801 people work with environmentally friendly agricultural techniques
163 support efforts for strengthening productive entrepreneurship efforts
1,505 technologies implemented for the agricultural production
Improving the family business
Agricultural beneficiary Walter Feliciano
Walter’s family was traditionally dedicated to planting corn and beans. However, thanks to his training as a volunteer agricultural promoter, he managed to diversify his production, which has generated better economic income for his family and has contributed to the food security of his community.
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Environmental Program
1,571 People served
WOMEN
825
MEN
746
PROGRAM ACTIONS
2023 Results
646.48
hectares in in the Forestry Incentives program
3
days of reforestation in Totonicapan, 1 with the program’s staff
Forestry Management
112 forestry management plans currently being monitored
259 agroforestry productive units established
Environmental Awareness and Education
1,249
community members received environmental awareness
81 educational events on environmental awareness
Environmental Infrastructure
2 water harvesters installed in a village of Sipacapa
Social Organization
30 school environment committees trained and strengthened
6 departments with presence of Environmental beneficiaries
165 young graduates of the voluntary agroforestry promoter course
Comprehensive Education and Training
53 agroforestry and environmental promoters graduated
670 productive agroforestry assistance technical visits made to promoters
110
beneficiaries with forestry management plans
201 young people trained as volunteer agroforestry promoters
22 environmental school projects established
1
Gray water filter for Las Trampas village Momostenango
8 groups organized to undertake and manage activities against environmental pollution
Environmental beneficiary María Natividad Cruz
María Natividad Cruz is a farmer who is taking advantage of her land and forest effectively. Thanks to the Environmental Forestry project and the PINPEP program, she received support to develop protection and reforestation plans; This has generated income from forestry incentives that have helped him make improvements to her home, optimize the use of her land and contribute to the family economy.
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Forest benefits and incentives with PINPEP
The testimonials of our collaborators
To learn more about FUNDAP’s work, our collaborators open their hearts and share their experiences.
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Education
Danny Ramos, 15 years working at FUNDAP
“Working with love is what makes the difference in everything.”
Healthcare
Imelda Ramos, 17 years working at FUNDAP
“What we apply to communities begins with working from home.”
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Microcredit
Rudy de León, 27 years working at FUNDAP
“What I appreciate most is the direct contact with the beneficiaries and helping them.”
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Agricultural
Edy Peraza, 17 years working at FUNDAP
“Working ethically every day shows a great commitment to the Foundation.”
Handicraft
Miriam Batz, 10 years working at FUNDAP
“Recognizing the value of women in society will be a sign of transformation.”
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Central Office
Blanca Quemé, 33 years working at FUNDAP
“I am satisfied with our firm and stable line of work for people with the greater need.”
Environmental
Maykelim Enríquez, 5 años laborando en FUNDAP
The most important impact, without a doubt, is sustainable development.”
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Boosting job skills for alumni
Alumni Scholarships are promoting learning internships, a project for FUNDAP alumni to train before looking for their first job.
Since 2017, the Alumni Learning Scholarships project has provided opportunities to young FUNDAP alumni. The initiative seeks to reduce the difficulties they face when looking for their first job, offering a learning internship and real training before facing the world of work.
One of the fundamental pillars of this project is the assignment of a tutor responsible for guiding the young people in the different assigned functions and closely monitoring their progress for a period of 12 months.
Some of the participants in this project have joined the group of FUNDAP collaborators, which demonstrates not only the commitment, responsibility and professionalism of each of them, but also the increase in the possibilities that all young Alumni have of having a succesful job placement.
Sowing ecological awareness
This is ‘Sowing ecological awareness’, an initiative to promote environmental sustainability with reforestation days and changes in habits.
In our effort to promote environmental and social sustainability, we have carried out several related activities. One of them was carried out in the Chuacorral II village, Santa María Chiquimula, Totonicapán, a reforestation day called ‘Sowing ecological awareness’, which marks progress in the Foundation’s commitment.
Promoted by the Environmental and Social Committee of the Foundation and supported by the Agricultural and Environmental Forestry programs, it covered an area of 0.5 hectares, planting native species such as oak, oak, jacaranda and alder that contribute to protecting local biodiversity and providing ecosystem services such as They are oxygen, conservation of water sources, firewood and wood.
In addition, we have established the design of a training plan in collaboration with the FUNDAP Higher Education Academy that promotes the adoption of habits that are respectful of life in collaborators, all for the conservation of nature and social wellbeing as fundamental priorities.
International Micro MBA Network Seminar
In 2023, FUNDAP’s MBA program in Guatemala was selected as the main venue to develop the ACTEC Micro MBA Network International Seminar.
We are very proud of what happened in 2023. The FUNDAP MBA program in Guatemala was selected to develop the International Seminar of the ACTEC Micro MBA Network. This network, led by ACTEC, aims to share methodological and strategic learning between the different institutions that are implementing the methodology: Carvajal, FUNDAP, FUSAI and Interactuar.
This program is part of the Business School unit, whose objective is to transform business practices so that companies, regardless of their size, are sustainable and generate employment.
During the development of the seminar, organized by both ACTEC and Fundación del Valle, the institutions implementing the methodology had the opportunity to strengthen their structure, methodology and approach strategies, holding workshops, presentations by entrepreneurs from the network and a business fair.
Hope Project
The Hope project is a transversal action of FUNDAP aiming at providing emergency support and humanitarian assistance to families facing survival challenges due to adverse circumstances. The goal is to ensure they have the basic elements needed to begin their recovery process.
Depending on the specific case, the Hope Project may offer food assistance, medical aid, and/or basic housing support, with the most important aspect being the personalized support provided by the institution’s staff, tailored to the circumstances and needs of each situation.
Studying and training with our Scholarships
Thanks to the Scholarships for Girls project, Lucía combined her studies with supporting her family and never gave up.
Lucía de León is an outstanding young woman in her community. She spent 6 years in the ‘Scholarships for Girls’ project and she did not abandon her studies, despite having to work to help her family. A joint effort that keeps him studying and closer to her dream: to be a professional electrician.
Thanks to your support and that of those who believe in FUNDAP’s Scholarships for Girls project, Lucía de León’s future is a reality. With financial donations we can guarantee that other young girls like her do not drop out of school and pursue her dreams. The goal is high, but we are not alone. As Ryunosuke Satoro expressed, “Individually, we are a drop of water. “Together, we form an ocean.” Thanks to your support, we are closer to providing scholarships to the 166 girls who still need to be served.
Empower a Girl in Guatemala
Cooperating agencies
Board of Directors
President: Francisco Roberto Gutiérrez Martínez
Vicepresident: Jorge Arturo Gándara Gaborit
Secretary: Eunice Cecilia Martínez Corzo de Alvarado
Treasurer: Julio Romeo Bagur Cifuentes
Vocal I: Jaime Camhi Cappon
Vocal II: Daniel Turiel López
Vocal III: Analilia Silva Noguera
Vocal IV: Santos Rosales Angel
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Department of Design and Communication (FUNDAP Central)
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