ICAmigos is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-religious, and non-governmental organization founded in 1991. It was created due to the desire of the students, teachers and administration of I.C.A. to be part of the solution to problems that have affected and continue to affect our Mayan communities. ICAmigos is motivated by principles of respect for human dignity and social participation in the pursuit for the common good.
Once founded in June of 1991, ICAmigos decided they wanted to provide solidarity to fellow Guatemalans by supporting urgently needed projects. Since then, the NGO has been working diligently in the six currently existing projects:
In 1989, the Reforestation Project was initiated by a group of individuals including teachers and Spanish language students from I.C.A. It is financially supported by I.C.A. and helps the Quetzaltenango community. We have worked together with the assistance of public school students, sawmill owners and the municipality to organize reforestation campaigns.
The coordinator of the ONG, ICAmigos, along with a general practitioner is in charge of this project. It has the fundamental resources and equipment to provide services to those in and around the Quetzaltenango community.
All over the world, there are people who make mistakes. Their actions are then investigated by the judicial system and their sentence may cause them to lose their freedom. However, these people also need opportunities, attention, education, job training, healthcare, and self-esteem to be able to reenter society.
During the civil war period in Guatemala, many women were left widowed and without the men in their families. As a result, they needed to find work in order to support their families. One of the things they knew how to do was to sell their artisan products.
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