Mayan Families

Mayan Families is a small non-profit organization of Panajachel. They have various programs to support and empower Mayan people.  They have a Pre-school on site with 200 kids and they have also have various Pre-schools along the Lakeside.  They have an Education program, Family Aid, Shelter Program, Medical clinic, Diabetes program, Elderly Care, Income Generating program, schools sports program, Hope for Animals program, and a program for Expectant mothers.  Each child is sponsored by someone in the US.  It costs $1 a day, which is $360 for the year to sponsor a child. A sponsor can also support a family by providing emergency food, housing, medical care, water filters, and hens to lay eggs. 

This organization is the biggest in the community and it was started by Sharon Smart and Dwight who were expats living in the Lake Atitlan Community for 20 years.  It is a very special community of people with over 80 percent being Indigenous.  Unfortunately, this lovely population has suffered from  suffered from severe inequality for many years. It slowly improves yet is still a significant problem within the community. 


        Sponsor a child today for just $1 per day! 

www.mayanfamilies.org