Passion 4 Guatemala is a nonprofit charitable organizations that empowers, equips and provides opportunities to the people of Guatemala in the name of Jesus Christ through ministry, education, community and job training. The organization provides uniforms, school shoes, tennis shoes, school supplies to students in Guatemala, as well as providing a tutor to help the children with their homework due
to many of their parents being illiterate and uneducated. School is free only through the 6th grade in Guatemala, and thus the organization began a program to provide scholarships to children who would like to continue their education. Additionally, the organization provides funds for the Guatemalan people to receive medical care and necessary medications. The organization intends to continue its efforts in each of these areas. Passion 4 Guatemala is supported by donations from individuals, businesses and churches, as well as other fundraising efforts. One project that raises funds for the organization is the sale of 100% recycled plastic totes, known as canastas, made by the Guatemalan people after receiving training from the organization. The organization buys the totes from those who produce them and then resells the totes. A similar project is carried out for the purchase and resale of leather goods produced by young Guatemalan boys. These projects empower the Guatemalan people to have an income to care for their families. Today, the organization has 11 young men and women in these projects, allowing them to provide necessities for their families, and the organization hopes to continue to expand these projects. All income from selling the canastas and leather goods is first used for advertising and shipping, with any additional monies returned to the Guatemalan people through the previously mentioned projects.
