Environmental programmatic axis

Environmental Awareness and Action

Building awareness to protect nature

How do we do it

Change begins in everyday life, and education is key to inspiring it. This focus area brings environmental topics into schools, radio programs, communities, and homes. We strengthen the capacities of teachers, community promoters, and local leaders to share the value of living in harmony with nature. We create materials rooted in local ecology and culture, develop educational modules, produce radio programs, and create spaces for children, youth, and adults to reconnect with their environment. In this way, we plant seeds of environmental awareness that grow into collective commitment.

Environmental Program

Environmental Awareness and Action

Lines of Action

EmpoderamientoAmbiental

Environmental Empowerment of Children and Youth

Through the educational module “Nature Detectives,” we inspire children and youth to learn about, value, and protect the biodiversity around them. This process strengthens local identity and awakens pride and responsibility toward natural resources. Using behavior-based design, we created an engaging and playful module that sparks curiosity. We propose actions children can carry out at home, in the classroom, and in their communities to address environmental challenges.

FortalecimientoAmbiental

Environmental Capacity Building for Teachers

We work with teachers from the Intercultural Bilingual Education Centers (CEIBI) of Vivamos Mejor’s Social Program. Through our environmental module “Qanan Ulew” (which means Our Mother Nature), we teach about local biodiversity, environmental challenges, and context-appropriate solutions. The module includes three educational resources for teachers, designed to be replicated in classrooms, inspiring children to care for their environment and build respectful relationships with nature from an early age.

SensibilizaciónAmbiental

Environmental Awareness

We promote an environmental culture through communication, education, and community participation. We develop and share radio and television programs that bring messages about biodiversity conservation and responsible coexistence with nature to the wider population. We also strengthen the capacities of municipal technicians, park rangers, extension workers, and community leaders through diploma programs and training processes that integrate technical knowledge, environmental values, and local action. Every message, every voice, and every learning experience becomes a seed of change toward a more sustainable future.

Environmental Program

Our focus areas

agroecologia para la vida
Regenerative Agriculture
Sustainable food systems rooted in resilience and soil health.
DAVID POCOP
Healthy Ecosystems, Thriving Communities
Conserving nature to support resilient communities.
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Meet our team

Support Our Environmental Program

With your contribution, you help us to:
Plant and restore forests with native species that protect water sources, soils, and biodiversity.
Harvest and care for rainwater to ensure its availability for communities and ecosystems.
Strengthen agroecological production of healthy and sustainable food.
Promote rural economies that generate income while protecting nature.
Educate children, youth, leaders, and communities to live in harmony with nature.

Our Other Programs and Departments

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Comprehensive Early Childhood Development

CEDRACC

Center for Rural Development Education and Climate Change Adaptation

DAT

Department of Territorial Spatial Analysis and Monitoring

Why Work With Vivamos Mejor

Proven Impact Since 1989

We have worked alongside communities in Sololá since 1989. Our team has a deep understanding of the local context, allowing us to design realistic, culturally relevant, and sustainable solutions.

Transparent Management and Strong Financial Track Record

We follow responsible administrative and financial practices aligned with international standards, including International Standards on Auditing (ISA).

Experience- and Evidence-Based Approach

We design our programs based on in-depth knowledge of the territory and rigorous technical and scientific analysis.

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Calle Los Salpores 0-83 zona 3 Barrio Jucanyá, Panajachel Sololá, Guatemala 07010
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