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A resident begins a pedicure for a community member as part of a beauty care workshop.

In home beauty school underway

April 1, 2018/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Earlier this month three Pa’nibal residents began a beauty and stylist workshop made up of several modules including hair styling, skin care, manicure, pedicure and massage. The workshop is lead by Miriam Leticia Chávez Orozco, the founder of a salon in the department of San Marcos and a professionally trained stylist with more than 15 […]

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A Pa'nibal resident watches her young son playing

Pa’nibal needs child care volunteers

February 21, 2018/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Pa’nibal needs child care volunteers! If you like working with kids and want to contribute to the local Antigua & San Pedro las Huertas community, this could be a great opportunity to lend a hand and get involved in a way that really matters. The women and girls living at Pa’nibal will greatly benefit from […]

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Eric on the Pa'nibal terrace

My move to Guatemala

February 10, 2018/2 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

After two years of managing Pa’nibal administrative processes and organization efforts from Denver, Colorado, I’ve made the move to living full-time in Guatemala. It wasn’t a particularly easy decision. Exactly 100% of our regular month-to-month budget is provided by donor partners — individuals or families who have committed to significant, monthly recurring gifts. It’s humbling […]

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Pa'nibal: Clara & Marco

Clara & Marco: A strong start

November 25, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

In the last days of June earlier this year, Clara’s husband told her and their seven children to get out. They had just had a particularly violent altercation, something that had become a regular feature of their lives. Their family had been living in a shoddily constructed wood and plastic shelter just outside of Guatemala […]

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Juan and I meeting with Irene and Louis of INCEDES.

Pa’nibal to organize as a Guatemalan NGO

August 28, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Earlier this summer I met with Irene and Louis, the Vice President and President of INCEDES (Central American Institute of Social Studies and Development) at their offices in Guatemala City. With their help and yours, Pa’nibal will be an NGO by the summer of 2018. Pictured above is Irene, Juan, myself and Louis. Longevity for […]

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A baby boy is born to a new resident, Irene.

Pa’nibal welcomes our youngest resident ever

August 12, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Earlier this month a new resident at Pa’nibal, Irene, gave birth to a little boy. She came to Pa’nibal after bearing months of physical and verbal abuse from her boyfriend as well as a family member. After a particularly violent episode at her home, Irene decided she had to leave. Irene already had two little […]

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Sofia and Manuel on the rooftop courtyard at Pa'nibal

Six months later: Sofia & Manuel

April 30, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Sofia was living with an older boyfriend when she had her first child. She was fifteen years old, had never regularly attended school and had very little contact with her family. After her relationship turned abusive Sofia left to live on the street. As a minor she was unable to gain custody of her son. […]

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Beatrice relaxing on the rooftop patio at Pa'nibal

Beatrice’s new home

February 26, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Beatrice’s parents died when she was eleven. She and her brothers, both seven years older than her, continued living in their small family home in a suburban municipality near Sacatepéquez known for difficulties with youth gangs. Beatrice stopped attending school almost immediately after her parents died for lack of money and family support. Her older […]

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Mother and daughters

Pa’nibal: More than a shelter

January 22, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

It’s easy to think of Pa’nibal as a women’s shelter or a transitional home. In one sense that’s exactly what we are, but we also go beyond providing shelter to cultivating the community and practical resources that women can use to improve their day-to-day lives and their futures. Brenda had been with her husband José […]

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Breakdancing class at Pa'nibal

New volunteer driven classes

December 21, 2016/0 Comments/in News /by Eric Toupin

Pa’nibal offers a variety of rotating classes and workshops, mostly conducted by sister organizations or volunteers from the surrounding community. When new residents arrive at Pa’nibal, it can take some time for them to become integrated into a daily schedule. In time, many residents work and attend vocational school outside of the home, as well as […]

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