Ecolibri Organization

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Guatemala
San Marcos La Laguna
Ecolibri Organization

ECOLIBRI - advances better health, education, environment, economy and independence for the families and communities of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

By 2015, Ecolibri is a leading agent for positive change in the Lake Atitlan region. Ecolibri is a highly sought partner by local and international parties in the development and promotion of social enterprises and community improvement programs.Ecolibri related programs and activities contribute in excess of $ 1 million economic impact to the regional economy, creating and/or inspiring earnings f

or over 650 people (average $6/day).All school children and their families in the lake communities participate in Ecolibri promoted health, education and/or environment programs.Ecolibri has sophisticated internship programs with major international universities bringing over 100 interns a year to work on projects and programs in the region and continuing their work and support upon return to their sponsoring institution. Ecolibri has developed social enterprises and fundraising strategies that have established an endowment of more than US $1 million and an annual operating fund of US $200,000 - both the endowment and operating fund have a growth rate of 15%.

03/02/2026

Educating the future generation starts with helping children understand where trash goes and why it matters. Through education, they learn how their actions impact the land, their community, and the world around them. When young minds are empowered with knowledge, they grow into responsible stewards of a cleaner, healthier future

28/08/2025

Maguey – Ancestral Fiber of Lake Atitlán

It is a biomaterial: 100% natural, biodegradable, and renewable.
It is a living heritage: a craft that still connects the Maya to their ancestors.
It supports ecological balance: its by-products return to the soil as natural fertilizer.

Once woven into daily life across the villages of Lake Atitlán, maguey is now kept alive by only a few families. Their work is labor-intensive, yet it carries centuries of ancestral memory and offers a regenerative material in contrast to synthetics that scar the land.

Please support the families who continue this tradition — to honor heritage, protect biodiversity, and preserve a natural material that can guide us toward a more balanced world.

From maguey leaves, fibers of the past become biomaterials for tomorrow.

Dirección

San Marcos La Laguna

Teléfono

+50240715358

Página web

http://Ecolibri.org/

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