Mission:

Through quality education and comprehensive wellness services, Safe Passage offers a transformative experience for our students within a loving and supportive environment.   Our educational community co-creates learning experiences that support students in developing the character, knowledge, and skills to reach their maximum potential. This cultivates positive and lasting change for themselves, for their families and community, and for Guatemala.

Vision:

Our vision is to catalyze a positive, transformative, and lasting impact by educating and inspiring youth leaders to build an equitable, strong, and just society.

WHO WE ARE

We are a top-rated educational institution, empowering people and advancing progress in a place of great poverty.

We are a progressive school dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through education, healthcare, nutrition, and social services. We have been working in Guatemala City since 1999.

Between languages and latitudes, between extreme poverty and extraordinary achievement, there is Safe Passage – serving the community surrounding the largest garbage dump in Central America.

Safe Passage is a Pre-K through 9th grade full-day school with a holistic approach that expands the definition of education. We provide half-day educational support for high school students, tutoring, adult education and educational enrichment. In addition, we provide nutrition, social services, and career guidance.  

We mitigate underlying factors that contribute to poor educational outcomes by bringing hope, education, and opportunity to the children and families through a combination of innovative and evidence-based curriculum, health, and nutritional services.

HOPE.
EDUCATION.
OPPORTUNITY.
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Facts

Learn about Guatemala

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1 out of every 3 residents
has never been to school

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Most adults have less than a fourth grade education

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The average family of six
lives on just $4 a day

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Guatemalan public schools
are only open for 4 hours
each day

WHAT WE DO

We break the cycle of poverty through education

We provide holistic education programs focused on these key areas:

• Full-Day Education
• Educational Enrichment
• Health & Wellness
• Nutrition & Life Skills
• Adult Education and Social Entrepreneurship

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Our programs benefit the entire community:

• Over 600 students, ranging in age from 3 to 21 years
• Around 300 families
• The surrounding community, with a total impact of 3,000 people

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Touching lives through the power of education

We encourage each one of our students to be an engaged learner. The impact of
this approach can be seen throughout our program and beyond.

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159+

Highschool graduates since 2007
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5,600

Lending books in our school libraries
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223

Adult Education participants since 2006
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Students will be enrolled in our Oportunidades/High School Program in 2023

Safe Passage at a glance

TAKE ACTION

We are making a difference. You can, too.

OUR STORIES

Our stories are about people, places, and progress.

Meet the people who contribute to our story and share in our success.

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Lindi

A Mother´s Story
08.1_Our Stories

Edinzon

A Student´s Story
OUR BLOG
PHOTO GALLERY

Some of our favorite moments

Join our Community

When you make a donation, join a Support Team, become a recurring giver, organize an event or volunteer in Guatemala, you help a top rated school empower people and change lives in one of the poorest places on earth.

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Join our Recurring Giving Program

Join our recurring giving program and help us maintain consistent support for our students.

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Donate

Your gift gives hope, education, and opportunity to our students and their families

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Contact Us

We invite you to reach out to our U.S. office in New Gloucester, Maine and our program site in Guatemala City

USA

49 Farm View Dr
Raymond Hall, Suite 302
New Gloucester, ME 04260

9am - 5pm (EST)

TEL (207) 846-1188
FAX (207) 926-8244

info@safepassage.org

Guatemala

6a. Avenida 11-95 Zona 7
Colonia Landivar, Ciudad de Guatemala

7am – 4pm (GMT) Monday–Thursday
Friday 7am – 3pm

TEL (502) 2440-4388

infoguate@safepassage.org