Over the past 20 years, communities around the world have experienced the most devastating effects of climate change, with a more than 40% increase in the sudden onset of climate and climate change-related disasters (IFRC, 2022). It is expected that by 2030, around 150 million people per year will require humanitarian assistance due to these… Continue reading CADENA translates Sphere’s guidebook on climate resilience: an urgent tool, now in Spanish
Last Sunday, March 2, as CADENA Youth Club of the American School of Guatemala, we had the opportunity to carry out a recreational intervention at the ASOL Student House, where we shared a special day with 23 young people from the community. From the very beginning, enthusiasm and energy were felt. We designed activities… Continue reading CADENA Youth Club’s Recreational Intervention at the ASOL Student House
On March 13, we had the opportunity to participate in the Disaster Risk Financing Program workshop, as part of the Guatemala Hub. This space allowed us to strengthen our capacities within the Coordinating Group and the Technical Working Group of the National Disaster Risk Financing System -DRF-. During the day, we worked on the implementation… Continue reading Hub Guatemala Workshop: Disaster Risk Financing Program
On March 25, we had the opportunity to be part of a medical journey that made a difference in the lives of many people. As CADENA, the humanitarian arm of the Jewish Community of Guatemala, we went to the village of El Rodeo, in Escuintla, with a single purpose: to bring health and hope to… Continue reading Medical Journey in the department of Escuintla
As part of our new project “Initiative Community”, CADENA, the humanitarian arm of the Jewish Community of Guatemala, carried out several humanitarian interventions during the month of December, with the objective of promoting the personal and professional growth of the winners of the CADENA Initiative program.
Recently, the formal ceremony for the delivery of the Accreditation and Certification of the CADENA Initiative Program was held with great enthusiasm at the Ministry of Education of Guatemala. This event marks an important milestone in the path towards the continuous improvement of educational and training processes in Guatemalan communities, consolidating the effort to generate… Continue reading Delivery of Accreditation and Certification of the CADENA Initiative Program at the Ministry of Education of Guatemala.
Axis: Academic Development Office: CADENA USA During the 2023 school year, CADENA USA continued with the implementation of the program Tutors for a Cause (Tutors with a Cause). This program provides tutoring to migrant children who have recently arrived in the United States, facilitating their integration into formal education. Our tutors are high school… Continue reading Tutors for a Cause 2023
Axis: Academic Development Office: CADENA USA During the 2023-2024 school year, we are conducting the Regeneration program on an international scale. This program is designed for students, who acquire the information and tools necessary to become humanitarian agents. In this edition of Regeneration, schools from the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala,… Continue reading ReGeneration Program
Axis: Academic Development Office: CADENA USA CADENA Initiative offers students a unique opportunity to develop projects that generate a significant change in their communities. On this occasion, we had the international competition, in which 13 countries, 19 cities and 43 students participated with their humanitarian innovation projects. After the competition via Zoom, we organized… Continue reading CADENA Initiative: International Competition
Axis: Academic Development Office: CADENA USA In August 2023, CADENA USA began its annual edition of CADENA Club. This project seeks to train and integrate high school students in community service activities, promoting leadership and the humanitarian values of our organization. The goal is to motivate students to organize activities that support vulnerable communities… Continue reading CADENA Club
