New Dawn Guatemala

Seattle, WA
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  Nuevo
​Amanecer

Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala

Help us reach our 2020 scholarship goal!
37%
$3,900/ $10,500

Mission

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​​New Dawn Guatemala is a Seattle-based non-profit organization working in partnership with Nuevo Amanecer, a community of repatriated refugees in Guatemala. We seek to foster self-reliance, sustainability, and economic vitality within the community by providing scholarships and job training and by funding community improvement projects.

​Since 2013, we have funded over 200 students who otherwise would not have been able to afford an education. ​

Scholarships and Job Training

​Funding scholarships and job training to build a brighter future for the next generation​.

Water

Working to bring a clean, reliable source of water to the community. ​

Cultural Solidarity and Human Connections

Promoting community-building within Nuevo Amanecer and between Guatemala and Seattle.​
​Since 2013 New Dawn Guatemala has provided scholarships for over 130 students who otherwise would be unable to afford an education. All students live in the repatriated community of Nuevo Amanecer and the surrounding area. Please help New Dawn Guatemala to continue helping kids like Erika to achieve their dreams of becoming teachers, nurses, doctors, and more!

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News and Events

Article

​The Tale of Jakelin and Jaquelin
​By: Joseph Szwaja
Published in Real Change
​March 6th, 2019

About Nuevo Amanecer
Nuevo Amanecer is community founded in 1998 by ex-refugee Guatemalans. The community is built on principles of social justice, democracy, and sustainability. About 60 families live and work within this growing community located in the Department of San Marcos near the city of Coatepeque (see map).

Since 2012, New Dawn Guatemala worked in solidarity with Nuevo Amanecer to provide scholarships, job training, and various sustainable community development projects.