Worthy Village began with several small projects, offering aid when and where possible during a handful of annual volunteer trips. We now have an established presence in Guatemala, where we run comprehensive healthcare and educational initiatives year round for thousands of individuals who trust and believe in our capacity to help them meet their needs. Last year alone, we provided 5,000 people with sustainable access to clean drinking water;taught health and hygiene to 1,800 students; provided locally-sourced meals and nutrition education to 350 children at the Pena Blanca school; and enrolled 750 people in our family sponsorship program. Worthy Village also launched a bi-annual dental clinic to provide over 350 children with full dental care. 

Guatemala is a country riddled with poverty that is a consequence of many factors, including forced labor, foreign intervention, social inequality, and a civil war that raged for more than 30 years. The more than 250 volunteers we’ve brought to Guatemala have seen this reality first-hand and are forever transformed by the opportunity to help and to experience something so life changing.