Guatemala is a country of young entrepreneurs. One in six Guatemalans is an entrepreneur, and over 50% of them are between 18 and 34 years old.
Guatemala es un país de jóvenes emprendedores. Uno de cada seis guatemaltecos es emprendedor y el 50% de ellos tienen entre 18 y 34 años de edad.
To help Guatemalan youth build pre-professional skills that translate into an added value for their future career, the Opportunities for My Community project is implementing, since 2017, an extracurricular program
This is a story of success of the Opportunities for My Community Project, which links remittances, education and savings to promote economic and human development in
Migrants have a strong potential to transform their families and societies; the challenge is harnessing this potential. The Opportunities for My Community project explores practical ways in which various actors, including diaspora groups and remittance companies, can work effectively to support education in Guatemala.
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