Our Work
Great Commission Outreach - Guatemala
We serve in the community of La Pila, Patzún, Chimaltenango, walking alongside families and young people living in vulnerability. Our mission is to bring love, hope, and justice, opening paths toward a more dignified life.
Our focus areas are: Health, Education, Nutrition, Trauma Healing, Compassion and Support, Community Development.
In the Community: GCO's Medical Director, Dr. Emilio Salazar coordinates local and international medical teams who provide access to medical care, medicines, and host hygiene and preventive health workshops for families with limited access to healthcare.
With Our Students: We ensure our students receive medical check-ups, health education, and guidance in healthy habits to support their learning and development. In addition, any health emergency that arises with our students is covered and attended to with care and responsibility.
Health
We promote access to basic healthcare in communities where these services are often limited.
In the Community: GCO's Medical Director, Dr. Emilio Salazar coordinates local and international medical teams who provide access to medical care, medicines, and host hygiene and preventive health workshops for families with limited access to healthcare.
With Our Students: We ensure our students receive medical check-ups, health education, and guidance in healthy habits to support their learning and development. In addition, any health emergency that arises with our students is covered and attended to with care and responsibility.
In the Community: We offer tutoring and academic reinforcement for children and youth at risk of dropping out, as well as literacy support and access to educational resources for families.
With Our Students: Ni Wajo Yi Nok is our school, where we provide full Middle School (Básicos) and High School (Diversificado) education. Beyond academics, we offer mentorship, scholarships, and technology access, while also fostering critical thinking, leadership, and values that prepare students for life beyond the classroom.
Education
We believe education is a powerful tool for transformation and long-term development.
In the Community: We offer tutoring and academic reinforcement for children and youth at risk of dropping out, as well as literacy support and access to educational resources for families.
With Our Students: Ni Wajo Yi Nok is our school, where we provide full Middle School (Básicos) and High School (Diversificado) education. Beyond academics, we offer mentorship, scholarships, and technology access, while also fostering critical thinking, leadership, and values that prepare students for life beyond the classroom.
In the Community: We fight malnutrition through food baskets, nutrition workshops for parents and caregivers, and emergency food support for families in crisis.
With Our Students: We provide a daily school breakfast program, promote balanced meals, and ensure that no student goes through the school day hungry. Nutritional emergencies are also addressed to safeguard student well-being.
Nutrition
We fight against malnutrition and food insecurity, especially among children and adolescents.
In the Community: We fight malnutrition through food baskets, nutrition workshops for parents and caregivers, and emergency food support for families in crisis.
With Our Students: We provide a daily school breakfast program, promote balanced meals, and ensure that no student goes through the school day hungry. Nutritional emergencies are also addressed to safeguard student well-being.
In the Community: We offer trauma healing workshops and support groups, helping families process experiences of poverty, violence, and loss, and rediscover hope through resilience and faith.
With Our Students: We create safe spaces where students can share their struggles, receive counseling support, and participate in resilience-building activities. Through faith-based trauma healing, we help them grow stronger emotionally and spiritually.
Trauma Healing
We recognize that many individuals carry deep wounds from poverty, violence, and loss. Through trauma healing we help restore hope and resilience.
In the Community: We offer trauma healing workshops and support groups, helping families process experiences of poverty, violence, and loss, and rediscover hope through resilience and faith.
With Our Students: We create safe spaces where students can share their struggles, receive counseling support, and participate in resilience-building activities. Through faith-based trauma healing, we help them grow stronger emotionally and spiritually.
In the Community: We respond to emergencies with food, medical, or housing support, and accompany families through visits, counseling, and spiritual encouragement.
With Our Students: We provide holistic support for students facing personal, family, or economic challenges—ensuring they can continue their studies. This includes personalized accompaniment, emotional support, and practical aid when needed.
Compassion and Support
We walk alongside those in urgent need, responding to emergencies and special situations with care and dignity.
With Our Students: We provide holistic support for students facing personal, family, or economic challenges—ensuring they can continue their studies. This includes personalized accompaniment, emotional support, and practical aid when needed.
In the Community: We partner with local leaders on infrastructure projects, skills training, and initiatives that promote sustainable development and collective well-being.
With Our Students: We involve students in service-learning projects, train them in leadership and community responsibility, and equip them to become active contributors to positive change in their own community.
Community Development
We work hand-in-hand with local leaders to create sustainable change in the community.
In the Community: We partner with local leaders on infrastructure projects, skills training, and initiatives that promote sustainable development and collective well-being.
With Our Students: We involve students in service-learning projects, train them in leadership and community responsibility, and equip them to become active contributors to positive change in their own community.
