SERES

We cultivate and catalyze young people to create just and sustainable communities in Guatemala and El They require a generation of leaders.

We support emerging leaders and change-makers through three cross-cutting areas:
1. Through LEADERSHIP TRAINING to help youth address the root
causes of injustice, inequality and unsustainability.

2. In COMMUNITY CENTERS to provide young people with services, resources and opportunities for positive engagement around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

3. With ECO-SOCIAL VENTURES, incubating

and growing promising
locally-led social and environmental businesses. To change everything, it takes everyone...

Young people are our MOST SUSTAINABLE resource. We need to
HARNESS that resource to create a future we can all live with. We know with support and the right kind of learning, any young
person can become an influential and impactful leader. We also know the challenges we face require more than a handful of leaders. We are building that generation. With our support, SERES’ young leaders are building a better future. They are engaging in political spaces, inspiring political change, mobilizing to catalyse social progress, driving innovative community- led solutions, building community resilience and creating more participative and inclusive democratic processes.

27/05/2026

We had the opportunity to welcome two volunteers from France, who are part of the volunteer network from the Green Citizen UNESCO initiative.

During their visit, they connected with our fellows, learned about our approach, and experienced firsthand how youth leadership is being cultivated across communities.
These exchanges remind us that local action is part of a global movement — one that continues to grow through shared learning and collaboration.

21/05/2026

Francisco Llamas is a former participant in SERES processes and continues to exercise leadership through civic participation. Through ANPA, he brought the concerns of youth in Escuintla into a dialogue space with authorities, highlighting the need to improve public road infrastructure in his municipality.

At SERES, we celebrate these journeys: young people transforming leadership into civic action, dialogue, and proposals for the common good. 🌱

06/05/2026

Listening is also a form of leadership.
As part of this journey, our Community Research Fellows — through professional internships — are engaging deeply with their communities:
to understand, to reflect, and to learn from what already exists.
This process leads to community-based diagnoses, which are presented to local authorities and key stakeholders, strengthening dialogue and collective decision-making.
From these processes, we strengthen:
• Actions that respond to real needs
• Ongoing community processes
• Leadership rooted in context and lived experience
Because when we listen with intention,
we act with greater meaning.

30/04/2026

Community Management and Community Research Fellows

Why This Matters?
What happens when young people are trusted to lead in their own communities?
They don’t just participate — they begin to transform what surrounds them.
Through this induction process, a new generation of leaders is preparing to walk alongside their communities:
• Leading actions rooted in their territories
• Strengthening collective organization
• Creating knowledge from lived realities
Because real change doesn’t come from the outside.
It grows from within. 🌿

22/04/2026

Cuidar la Tierra es una decisión política.
Y en nuestros territorios, la juventud ya la está tomando.

Mientras las decisiones globales avanzan lentamente,
son jóvenes en comunidades quienes están en primera línea:
🌱 defendiendo sus ecosistemas,
🤝 organizando respuestas colectivas,
🔥 sosteniendo la vida en sus territorios.

En SERES reconocemos y acompañamos estos liderazgos que no esperan permiso para actuar.
Liderazgos que nacen desde la comunidad, que escuchan la tierra y que construyen alternativas desde lo local.

Hoy no solo celebramos la Tierra.
Reconocemos a quienes la cuidan todos los días.

La juventud no es el futuro del cambio.
Es su presente.

22/04/2026

🌎 Día de la Tierra

Cuidar la Tierra es una decisión política y en nuestros territorios, la juventud ya la está tomando.
Mientras las decisiones globales avanzan lentamente, son jóvenes en comunidades quienes están en primera línea:
🌱 defendiendo sus ecosistemas,
🤝 organizando respuestas colectivas,
🔥 sosteniendo la vida en sus territorios.

En SERES reconocemos y acompañamos estos liderazgos que no esperan permiso para actuar.
Liderazgos que nacen desde la comunidad, que escuchan la tierra y que construyen alternativas desde lo local.

Hoy no solo celebramos la Tierra.
Reconocemos a quienes la cuidan todos los días.
La juventud no es el futuro del cambio.
Es su presente.

16/04/2026

Last week, a new generation of leaders started walking on a new path.
We are currently welcoming the 2026 cohort of Community Management and Community Research Fellows, as they begin their induction and training process.
In the days ahead, they will deepen their skills, strengthen their sense of purpose, and prepare to walk alongside their communities — not as external actors, but as leaders from within.
This is where it starts: with learning, reflection, and a shared commitment to collective wellbeing.

02/04/2026

Le damos la bienvenida a Juan Fer Aguaré, Coordinador Juvenil en Guatemala
Juan Fer es exalumno de SERES y hoy regresa como líder para acompañar a otras juventudes en sus territorios.
Su camino refleja lo que creemos: el liderazgo se construye en comunidad y se multiplica cuando se comparte.
Reconocido como “Joven Inspiración”, continúa trabajando con propósito para transformar realidades desde la acción colectiva.

💬 “Creo en el poder de las juventudes para transformar sus comunidades.”

Nos alegra que su camino continúe con nosotros. 💚

26/03/2026

February is already in motion at SERES

A new cohort of young leaders is stepping into action.
Partnerships are growing stronger.
And new opportunities are opening for youth-led change.
When accompaniment is sustained, impact goes deeper.
Thank you for being part of what’s taking root.
💚

19/03/2026

We celebrate 17 years of SERES. 🌱

17 years walking alongside young people who don’t wait for change: they lead it.
Across communities in Guatemala and El Salvador, thousands of youth have strengthened their leadership, organized collective action, and created opportunities for their territories.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey—youth, communities, allies, and friends who believe in the power of collective action.

We move forward, accompanying the next generation of leaders.

Dirección

Km 77 Ruta Nacional 14, Edificio El Cubo Center, San Lorenzo El Cubo
Ciudad Vieja
03012

Página web

http://www.seres.org/

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