Support Atitlán Women Weavers
Donate to help us support women and children in the region!

The region of Lake Atitlán has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anita has been working hard to support her community through these difficult times by supplying food baskets and other basic necessities to families around the lake, as well as by sponsoring children to go to school. This is all possible because of donations from people across the world!

Please click the button below to make a donation or view pictures of Anita's work in action. For more information about the students currently sponsored, scroll down the page. If you have any questions, get in touch with us. We would be happy to provide you with more information!

On behalf of all the women at Atitlán Women Weavers, thank you for your kind support! ¡Muchas gracias! 

Our Sponsored Students

Children around the region don't always have the opportunity to go to school. But with a little support, we have seen many succeed in their communities and excel in their classrooms. Please get in touch if you would like to support other children in the region. As we are a small project and now own the property of the cooperative, we are able to dedicate 100% of the proceeds to the students to help them pay for their tuition and school supplies. 

Here are a few of our sponsored students and some fun facts about each. Scroll through photos of them and their families!
Delmy Nohemy Gonzalez Velasquez
Date of birth: January 1, 2004
Favorite color: Orange
Favorite food: Salad
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite book(s): Escapa Por Tu Vida No. 3 & 4 (Escape for your Life No. 3 & 4) and Leyendas del Lago de Atitlán (Legends of Lake Atitlán)
Favorite animal: dog
Wants to become: Forensic Doctor, Architect 
Dreams of having her own morgue
Would like to visit: USA, Argentina, England, and France
Elvia Petrona García Pop
Date of birth: September 5, 2009
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Fish 
Favorite sport: Basketball 
Favorite books: La Vaca y Los Animales (The Cow and the Animals), Cenicienta (Cinderella), and Blancanieves (Snow White)
Favorite animal: Dog
Wants to become: Doctor
Dreams of having her own clinic
Would like to visit: USA, Spain, North American, and Paris
Melisa García Pop
Date of birth: November 15, 2004
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Pepian 
Favorite sport: Basketball
Favorite book: Polvo de Estrellas (Stardust)
Favorite animal: Rabbits
Wants to become​: Paediatrician 
Dreams of having her own consultancy   
Would like to visit: France and Coba (Guatemala)
Miguel Sac Gonzalez
Date of birth: November 18, 2003
Favorite color: Red and blue
Favorite food: Milanesa 
Favorite sport: Soccer 
Does not like to read
Favorite animals: Dog and cat
Wants to become: Physical Education Teacher
Likes to work with children and youth
Would like to visit: Argentina, France, Russia, and Canada
Pablo Miguel Rodriguez Rocche
Date of birth: January 25, 2005
Favorite color: Red 
Favorite food: Fried fish
Favorite material: Plastic arts
Favorite sport: Soccer 
Likes to read but has not read books
Favorite Animal: Dog 
Wants to become: Primary School Teacher
Would like to visit: USA and France

Other donations

Here in San Pedro, we are also looking for donations of school supplies, new or gently used sneakers for children, toys, and other items that could be distributed to families in our community. If you are planning a trip to Guatemala and could help us collect a few of these items, please let us know. We would be very happy to help distribute them and have you visit the local school with us! Muchas gracias :)