Karla de Pineda, Country Director
“If we can develop leadership skills in children, Guatemala will be different.”
The Need
70% of Children Aren’t Meeting Basic Literacy Proficiencies
Guatemala is located in Central America, sitting below Mexico.
The number of out-of-school children has more than doubled in the past decade, with over 40% of all teenagers missing from the classroom.
Less than 75% of the population above 15 years old is literate, the lowest literacy rate in Central America.
Guatemala is plagued by fragile security and government corruption, which exhausts every sector including education, business, and healthcare.
Figures courtesy of USAID
What We Do
We provide training, loan capital, and education technology in Guatemala with partners like these
Foundation for the Support of Small Business (FAPE)
Guatemala Prospera
Especialidades 625
The Learning Group
Asociación de Colegios Privados de San Miguel Petapa
Asociación de Distrito de Alto Rendimiento (DAR)
Asociación de Centros de Cuidado Infantil (ACCID)
Missionary Ventures
Guatemala
Meet Our Team
Edify began working in Guatemala in 2014, centralized in the capital city of Guatemala City.
Karla de Pineda
Country Director
Elisamaria Jimenez
Christian Transformation and Training Officer
Diana Ortíz
Christian Transformation and Training Officer
Abner Perencen
Impact Assessment Officer
José Pérez
Education Technology Integration Officer
Tatiana Carranza
Education Specialist
Obed Zuleta
Christian Transformation and Training Officer