Ensuring Food Security
11.4.19 - Strategy #1 Ensuring Food Insecurity: The UN World Food Program (Dec. 12, 2018) analyzed data on migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras who were rejected by Mexican immigration authorities when they tried to reach the United States. Contrary to the common perception that migration from these countries is driven primarily by violence and gangs, 65 percent cited food insecurity.
Indigenous Peoples Day
10.14.19 - EPIC is proud that the programs we support have young Maya professionals providing leadership. Health Education for Youth-Sara Tujal (Civil Engineering) and Verónica Lopez (Microbiology); Baja Verapaz Sustainable Agriculture-Armando Tomás (Social Psychology); and Goals for Kids Sports-Aura Sequén (Physical Education).
Support the World’s Children
9.21.19 - EPIC supports the world's school children in their efforts to fight climate change.
Roots of the Immigration Crisis: The Reality in Mexico
Roots of the Immigration Crisis: The Reality in Mexico
Improving Lives at Home
4.8.19 - Trump announced plans to cut development and humanitarian assistance to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
Celebrating Earth Day
4.8.19 - Trump announced plans to cut development and humanitarian assistance to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
Donate Your Old Vehicles
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Seeds of Progress
Jan 23rd update: Semilla del Progreso - Honduras, Farmers families, promotors, women, young people and children for the community
Integration of New Leadership
Our partners took active steps in the past year to ensure that their organizations are also sustainable! Not only is a new generation of leadership emerging, but many of the programs integrate younger people in their programs.
Expanding Sustainable Agricultural Work
Trained educators helped conduct an initial survey of the new communities and discovered that food production is so inadequate that many families must migrate to other parts of Guatemala to harvest sugar cane or coffee.