Huatecalco Preschool and Kindergarten – MEXICO
This new Preschool and Kindergarten in Huatecalco, Mexico, was been started by EPIC’s Mexican partner La Buena Tierra. La Buena Tierra’s director Elizabeth Marroquin and others of the school’s staff got acquainted with the town of Huatecalco in the state of Morelos as a result of the Mexican earthquake on Sept. 10, 2018.
CIDICCO- International Center for Cover Crops Honduras
CIDICCO is addressing Honduras’s lack of educational opportunities in the rural areas with an innovative educational program. This program was developed in Colombia and is known as the “System for Tutorial Learning” or “SAT” (Spanish acronym for Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial). With support from the World Bank, “SAT” was initiated in rural areas Colombia to […]
Protecting the Río Motagua – GUATEMALA
Beginning in 1998, EPIC has supported farmer education in soil conservation and water management on the north side of the Río Motagua in the Departments of El Quiché and Baja Verapaz. The Río Motagua is Guatemala's most important river. Poor soil management practices in the river's watershed are causing massive erosion.
FUNDESOL – HONDURAS
FUNDESOL, La Fundación Para el Desarrollo Sostenible Lenca, is a Honduras non-profit dedicated to the promotion of social progress in the Lenca communities of the region of San Francisco, Opalaca, Honduras. The goals of FUNDESOL include promoting sustainable agriculture, education, leadership development, and the building of local indigenous institutions. A current project is the construction […]