"The volcanoes will be there when we are no longer here, and that is what we hope will happen with our work: that it will be a seed that will sprout in more worthy and just futures for all."
In January 2019 Foundation Todos Juntos began a new partnership with old friends and collaborators, Carmencita de Alvarado and Roney Alvarado. We are proud to support the work of 32 Volcanes and their educational, health, nutrition, and environmental projects in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Headquartered in Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala, 32 Volcanes is a Guatemalan non-profit association created with the intention of promoting social projects in diverse communities in Guatemala.
32 Volcanes comes from the 26 years of experience of Carmencita de Alvarado and Roney Alvarado in the management of Asociación Pop Wuj’s projects. 32 Volcanes has been created not only to maintain and develop educational, health, nutrition, and environmental projects, but also to broaden their meaning and turn them into a form of mutual collective learning that will ensure that this experience becomes a path of integral development for the Guatemalan people.
Why 32 Volcanes?
A mountain range of 32 volcanoes crosses the entire Guatemalan territory. The name of this organization refers to one of the most emblematic characteristics of the country. With the name “32 Volcanes” they are communicating their interest for the common welfare of all the peoples that inhabit Guatemala.
Although the work of 32 Volcanes is primarily concentrated in various communities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, the association has considered the possibility of growing, not just taking their projects to different regions of the country, rather joining with parallel initiatives to integrate a larger community, interested in the equal rights and dignity of all people and ways of life in Guatemala. In short, the name and the three concepts that are included in their slogan (Memory / Dignity / Future) appeal to the symbolic link that exists between the communities and the land they inhabit:
32 Volcanes comes from the 26 years of experience of Carmencita de Alvarado and Roney Alvarado in the management of Asociación Pop Wuj’s projects. 32 Volcanes has been created not only to maintain and develop educational, health, nutrition, and environmental projects, but also to broaden their meaning and turn them into a form of mutual collective learning that will ensure that this experience becomes a path of integral development for the Guatemalan people.
Why 32 Volcanes?
A mountain range of 32 volcanoes crosses the entire Guatemalan territory. The name of this organization refers to one of the most emblematic characteristics of the country. With the name “32 Volcanes” they are communicating their interest for the common welfare of all the peoples that inhabit Guatemala.
Although the work of 32 Volcanes is primarily concentrated in various communities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, the association has considered the possibility of growing, not just taking their projects to different regions of the country, rather joining with parallel initiatives to integrate a larger community, interested in the equal rights and dignity of all people and ways of life in Guatemala. In short, the name and the three concepts that are included in their slogan (Memory / Dignity / Future) appeal to the symbolic link that exists between the communities and the land they inhabit:
- Volcanoes evoke memory, because they have always been here, because they have been witnesses to the lights and shadows of our history.
- Volcanoes are companions of the present, because they shape the environment in which our lives unfold. That makes them identity symbols that the inhabitants of the country recognize as their own.
- The volcanoes will be there when we are no longer here, and that is what we hope will happen with our work: that it will be a seed that will sprout in more worthy and just futures for all.
