Light Up Guatemala November 2022
November 21, 2022 | GuatemalaDay 1 – Monday This evening we went to Open Door to distribute Days for Girls kits. We expected about 20 girls but 45 showed up including two nursing mothers! It was a great experience... Read More
Salesforce team in Guatemala November 2022
November 10, 2022 | GuatemalaDay 1 – Nov 7 2022 Today was an incredibly satisfying day for the Salesforce team in Guatemala. The team took a tour of the Open Windows Learning Center and were able to interact with... Read More
Students give back in Guatemala
February 1, 2020 | GuatemalaDay One – Our Antigua adventure Our first day in Antigua was an absolute blast. From the cobblestone roads, to the culture and the colours of the people and the flag. There were many interesting things... Read More
Lighting Up Guatemala for healthier families
October 29, 2019 | GuatemalaDay 1 What an incredible “day one” of our Light Up Guatemala DWC trip! Guatemala is distinguished by steep volcanoes, vast rainforests and ancient Mayan sites. A team of 18 has come together from North... Read More
Timber Mart Lights Up Guatemala
December 12, 2018 | GuatemalaDay 1: Monday, December 26, 2018 With Open Windows’ facility in dire need of a facelift, the Timbermart team jumped into action and put a fresh coat of paint on the bottom floor mezzanine area.... Read More
Student’s service trip to Guatemala
May 14, 2018 | GuatemalaDay 1: Volunteer’s first day of discovery Did you know that Antigua is built like a chess board with seven streets and seven avenues? We didn’t, until today. It was one of the many things... Read More
Meaningful projects in Guatemala make a real difference
April 18, 2018 | GuatemalaDay One: Team Guatemala Day one in San Miguel Duenas found us hard at work adding the finishing touches to some houses that DWC had started earlier. The floors are now finished ready for the... Read More
High School Volunteers build a family a home in Guatemala
April 3, 2018 | GuatemalaMonday, April 2, 2018 The biggest thing that struck me was the differences in not only Dueñes and Canada, but Dueñes and Antigua. Dueñes is very dilapidated, with people’s homes being the size of a... Read More
Happy surprises in Guatemala
October 17, 2017 | GuatemalaSaturday, October 7, 2017 Arrived in Antigua late at night. Sunday, October 8, 2017Being a Sunday, we had a walking tour of Antigua. We went to a Jade factory and saw how they cut the... Read More
Kamloops Boys and Girls Club Youth Council in Guatemala
August 18, 2017 | GuatemalaAugust 18, 2017 Today started with a wondrous sleep, even if we only slept until 6am. At 7am we had a scrumptious breakfast. We got to choose we wanted so I got hot chocolate and... Read More
Building a home for a Guatemalan family
April 19, 2017 | GuatemalaApril 29 It is hard to imagine how much delight three rooms can give to a family, but this is what the Developing World Connections team in Duenas, Guatemala, experienced when they built a home... Read More
Schools join for Guatemala
March 6, 2017 | GuatemalaMarch 6 and 7On the morning of March 6, we visited the Eco-Filtro, a water purification factory, and took a tour. We learned two things: that culture acceptance is important, which is why chlorine cant... Read More