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Our Mission: 

To provide education and community development opportunities for children and families in Guatemala.

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The Open Windows Foundation fosters self-sufficiency in San Miguel Dueñas by supporting education through programs and scholarships at our Learning Center. We also work to improve the living conditions of children and families who face considerable economic challenges. This includes building houses and installing ecostoves through our volunteers.

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Our Impact

The Open Windows Foundation continues to provide educational support and community development resources to the 12,000 people living in San Miguel Dueñas.

 

17+

Years Serving our community

The Open Windows Foundation was founded in 2001.

 
 

4,200+

children Impacted

Since 2008 through education, scholarships, new homes, and ecostoves.

 
 
 
 
 
 

175+

scholarships

Given to Guatemalan youth so they can attend high school.

 

840+

ecostoves

Installed for local families.

 

Our Programs

We provide community education and development through a variety of programs, including teaching subjects such as reading and math, our computer lab, scholarships, a health clinic, house construction, and ecostoves. Learn more about these initiatives here.

Community programs

Educational support

 
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It gave me great personal satisfaction to help children, as this is where you can have a greater impact by helping them have better oral health. If you have good oral health you can eat and speak well, and have no pain. That will help you to have a better quality of life.

Dr. Odette / Read Full Testimonial

 

 
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Get Involved

There are several ways you can support the work of Open Windows. If you are able to volunteer, you can help build houses, install ecostoves, teach classes to the children or simply spend time with them reading and playing. If you are unable to volunteer, you can also contribute by making a donation.

 

Volunteer opportunities

From building houses to teaching classes, there are multiple ways you can get involved.

Make a Donation

Donations allow the Learning Center to pay for its day-to-day operations and provide scholarships to youth.

 
Which investment guarantees a solid return? In Guatemala it is an eco-stove. Eco-stoves replace open fires which cause respiratory issues for all family members, so medical bills are reduced substantially. They also burn only about one-third the wood that open fires do, so the time and money families spend in obtaining firewood gets reduced as well. The one-time investment in an eco-stove pays off every month after that. #Guatemala #volunteer #donate #volunteerguatemala #volunteerabroad #donationsneeded #ecostoves
It is not too late to join our June Eco-stove Challenge. If you cannot volunteer, you can donate part of the cost. #Guatemala #ecostoves #volunteerguatemala #sanmigueldueñas #studentvolunteers #donate
June Eco-stove Challenge! Does 50 eco-stoves sound like a lot? Our last group of volunteers installed that many in two and a half days. Granted, they were experts in hardware and building materials, and we do not plan to challenge their record. But if we can get ten volunteers the last week in June, we can give 50 Guatemalan families smoke-free cooking and huge savings on firewood. Between Monday June 24 and Friday June 28 Open Windows plans to install five eco-stoves for every volunteer who comes to help. Our goal is 50 stoves, but we will happily do more if we get more than ten volunteers and we will do as many as we can if we get fewer. So join us! Talk to your friends and family; if they cannot join you, maybe they can contribute to the costs of your trip. Or hold a fund-raising event to involve as many people as possible, whether or not they can come. We can send you logos and photos of eco-stoves to print on t-shirts and sell to raise the money. Let's make a difference for 50 families and all their children. #volunteerguatemala #volunteerabroad #Guatemala #spanishstudentvolunteers #spanishclub #ecostoves #donate
The Open Windows computer lab is also a place where youngsters learn learn to think ahead and strategize. #scholarships #Guatemala #sanmigueldueñas #donate #volunteerguatemala #spanishstudentvolunteers #teaching