Organization Name: Long Way Home
Contact: volunteer@lwhome.org
Website: Long Way Home
Tell Us About Your Organization
Our innovative ESD curriculum equips this generation of Comalapans (from Comalapa, Guatemala) with the skills that they need to succeed and solve the most urgent challenges their community faces.
Location
Comalapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Vision and Long Term Objective
We envision communities equipped to innovate and act responsibly in the face of local and global challenges.
We aim to provide a high-quality and affordable education, costing less than 16% of the average Guatemalan private school tuition.
Who We Are
We firmly believe that in order to create sustainable and impactful change it is imperative to root solutions in contextual community knowledge.
Therefore, we aim to create opportunities and facilitate the skills-based education necessary to empower and equip local community development practitioners.
We believe that the path to real, lasting change is through youth capacity-building and we are convinced that the creative reuse of waste materials in construction is an adaptable global solution with compounded impacts.
How Can People Help/Volunteer With You?
Long Way Home’s Volunteer Program is for eager volunteers who want to learn more about green-building and sustainable living in Guatemala.
With this program, our organization aims to:
- Motivate individuals to take a more purposeful approach to environmental sustainability and become more passionate about green design and grassroots initiatives.
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Create a work and residential environment that encourages critical analysis and practical skills through experiential learning.
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Foster cultural exchange in a meaningful way with educational opportunities to better understand the linguistics, cultural, and historical context of Guatemala.
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Many will live in a green-designed home and will help keep a zero-waste household, an experience that can create life-changing habits.
For more information about the volunteer program click here.
What Makes You The Proudest About Your Organization?
Our innovative ESD-oriented curriculum equips the next generation of Comalapans with the skills necessary to deal with current challenges. Our students lead green construction projects in the community which engage with local social, environmental, and economic problems, whilst simultaneously encouraging free thinking through a contextualised learning experience.
