Everything at Casa Pa’nibal is planned with certain objectives in mind. Planning a good future for our residents, planning our future investments, and planning our objectives for the short and long term are among those. In the middle of all these plans there was also our move — something that we knew awaited us in […]
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Lee la versión español. Thanks to our donor partners, our committed team, and our local volunteer fire department, Pa’nibal has the privilege to support our community during the current COVID-19 crisis that has affected so many families and individuals. With your support we’ve begun deliveries of foodstuffs and basic necessities to at-risk homes in and […]
Amrita Chima is 26 years old and is born and raised in Scotland. She is Indian by background and now resides in London. She is a finance specialist by trade, enjoys writing, reading and traveling, and is taking a year to travel and volunteer in Latin America. I arrived at Pa’nibal, in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala in […]
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The women at Pa’nibal have lived far from what anyone I know would ever call a “normal life”. They are part of a painfully outdated machismo culture that has consistently made it clear that the lives and wellbeing of women are not valued. Roughly one third of Guatemalan women are married before the age of […]
I have been working with Pa’nibal in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala for the last two months, specifically helping with communications. You can read more about me and my role in my first post, here. Guatemala is one of the most dangerous places in the western hemisphere to be a woman. The women living at Pa’nibal have been […]
My name is Ella, and I have been working with Pa’nibal in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala for the last month and a half. My decision to take a year off from school was a shockingly easy one. I have always been invested in social justice, and writing professionally is a long time goal of mine. I wanted […]
Valeria was born in the late nineties to a small home in an agro-industrial town a few hours’ bus ride from the Guatemalan pacific coast. She had four siblings — one younger and three older — all from different fathers. Her mother had several boyfriends during Valeria’s earliest years, most of whom were verbally and […]
Pa’nibal is all about practical education. This year we have been revitalizing and reimagining that focus with cost sharing programs, new in-home classes, more rigorous vocational training requirements, and a commitment to work programs with their focus outside of the home. Cost sharing and domestic economics A few months ago we introduced a new initiative […]
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Juanita came to Casa Pa’nibal earlier this year. Her husband attacked her in their home outside of a nearby industrialized city well known for its slums and high crime. After beating her he told her he was going to kill her. In his mid-thirties, Juanita’s husband had been accused of a variety of crimes from […]
Welcome to our new home!
/0 Comments/in News /by Melisa ZabalaEverything at Casa Pa’nibal is planned with certain objectives in mind. Planning a good future for our residents, planning our future investments, and planning our objectives for the short and long term are among those. In the middle of all these plans there was also our move — something that we knew awaited us in […]
COVID-19: Economic relief
/0 Comments/in News /by Eric ToupinLee la versión español. Thanks to our donor partners, our committed team, and our local volunteer fire department, Pa’nibal has the privilege to support our community during the current COVID-19 crisis that has affected so many families and individuals. With your support we’ve begun deliveries of foodstuffs and basic necessities to at-risk homes in and […]
Life at Pa’nibal: Perspective From a Volunteer
/0 Comments/in News /by Amrita ChimaAmrita Chima is 26 years old and is born and raised in Scotland. She is Indian by background and now resides in London. She is a finance specialist by trade, enjoys writing, reading and traveling, and is taking a year to travel and volunteer in Latin America. I arrived at Pa’nibal, in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala in […]
Finding Routine After Trauma
/0 Comments/in News /by Ella ToupinThe women at Pa’nibal have lived far from what anyone I know would ever call a “normal life”. They are part of a painfully outdated machismo culture that has consistently made it clear that the lives and wellbeing of women are not valued. Roughly one third of Guatemalan women are married before the age of […]
A Resident’s Story
/0 Comments/in News /by Ella ToupinI have been working with Pa’nibal in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala for the last two months, specifically helping with communications. You can read more about me and my role in my first post, here. Guatemala is one of the most dangerous places in the western hemisphere to be a woman. The women living at Pa’nibal have been […]
Pa’nibal’s Newest Volunteer
/0 Comments/in News /by Ella ToupinMy name is Ella, and I have been working with Pa’nibal in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala for the last month and a half. My decision to take a year off from school was a shockingly easy one. I have always been invested in social justice, and writing professionally is a long time goal of mine. I wanted […]
Ana leaves Pa’nibal
/0 Comments/in News /by Eric ToupinValeria’s journey to Pa’nibal
/0 Comments/in News /by Eric ToupinValeria was born in the late nineties to a small home in an agro-industrial town a few hours’ bus ride from the Guatemalan pacific coast. She had four siblings — one younger and three older — all from different fathers. Her mother had several boyfriends during Valeria’s earliest years, most of whom were verbally and […]
Pa’nibal in 2018: Investing in Education
/0 Comments/in News /by Eric ToupinPa’nibal is all about practical education. This year we have been revitalizing and reimagining that focus with cost sharing programs, new in-home classes, more rigorous vocational training requirements, and a commitment to work programs with their focus outside of the home. Cost sharing and domestic economics A few months ago we introduced a new initiative […]
Juanita’s new beginning
/1 Comment/in News /by Eric ToupinJuanita came to Casa Pa’nibal earlier this year. Her husband attacked her in their home outside of a nearby industrialized city well known for its slums and high crime. After beating her he told her he was going to kill her. In his mid-thirties, Juanita’s husband had been accused of a variety of crimes from […]