Home For A Home , Building Better Futures, One Home at a Time Providing housing and support for underserved families in Guatemala to empower them to break free from the cycle of poverty.
In Guatemala, over one million people live below the poverty line. The legacy of war and exclusion has been near impossible to overcome, especially for the indigenous people who make up 52% of the country’s population living on less than $2 a day. They don’t have access to clean water, basic sanitation, or adequate housing. Many live in shacks made of corn stalks and scrap metal with dirt floors. Nights are cold and disease runs rampant. A safe and secure home is the first step towards less sickness, more security, and new opportunities to build a better life for themselves. And that solid foundation can change everything. In the past 10 years, Home For A Home has invested over $1 million in improved housing solutions–including earthquake-safe concrete block homes, wood burning stoves, and water filters–for more than 500 families in Guatemala. We also stay in touch with the families we serve, providing ongoing training on home maintenance, sanitation, and financial planning. The results have been nothing short of life-changing. Clean water has eliminated preventable waterborne illnesses and decreased mortality rates among children. Replacing dirt floors with cement has significantly improved children’s health and cognitive development, which means kids read earlier and perform better in school. Families can cook their meals on stoves that decrease smoke particles by 98%, reducing air pollution and cutting their wood bill in half. And entire communities are being transformed as more and more families establish permanent roots and work to build a better future.
