The Garden of Hope is a project of Asociación Juntos Podemos with the mission to provide Guatemalan children and youth with safe green spaces where they can connect with nature, foster joy, and develop life skills.

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At Asociación Juntos Podemos we believe that access to nature and safe, healthy food is a human right. Guatemala ranks sixth in chronic malnutrition in the whole world*. Addressing malnutrition through food sovereignty and nutrition programming is a key goal of the Garden of Hope.

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We provide hands-on learning experiences that teach how to:

• grow organic food,

• care for the soil,

• respect the environment,

• harvest,

• cook creatively and nutritiously,

• fertilize the soil naturally by composting,

• value native plant species.

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The Garden of Hope currently provides these programs to families in El Hato, a Mayan community located in the mountains above the tourist town of Antigua:

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• Vegan cooking classes

• Community garden

• Community days

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Follow the links in the next column to learn much more about the Garden of Hope.

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* USAID, FANTA III, "Malnutrition in Guatemala", June 2017.