At The Humble Village, we believe that when you educate and empower families, you bless humanity. We focus our efforts on women, who are the key to changing their families’ lives. We work with indigenous families of Mayan descent (the Q’eqchis), who live in the highlands of Guatemala on less than $1 per day. We provide them with urgently-needed nourishment, health care training and services, and education that leads to stability and the opportunity to pull themselves out of poverty. We teach simple, sustainable methods in our education and training.
Many indigenous Mayans living in rural areas are marginalized, and receive little or no help from their government. Few speak Spanish and they have extremely limited access to justice and health services.
It takes a village, sometimes more than a village. It takes the kindness and resources of others to help individuals and villages become self-sufficient and plan for a better future.
What sets The Humble Village apart from other organizations? We have ZERO overhead costs – all of our administrative staff are volunteers. We see that donations go directly to helping those in need. Our hearts and souls are committed to helping these families living in extreme poverty. We believe that volunteering our time and effort is the least we can do to help. 95% of all donations go directly to our projects and local staff in Guatemala. The remaining 5% of donations help us spread the word through marketing, website maintenance, and other minor costs. More often than not, these costs can be defrayed so that nearly 100% of the donations go towards helping our villages.