ASOCUCH

Climentoro, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservationPoverty & HungerCommunity development

Network or umbrellaFounded 1974Regional reach

Profile last updated: August 7, 2026

About

Founded in 1974, ASOCUCH is a non-profit network based in Climentoro, Guatemala working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, poverty & hunger +5 more.

ASOCUCH (Asociación de Organizaciones de Los Cuchumatanes) is a non-profit, apolitical and non-religious network of local grassroots organisations of small rural producers in the Sierra de Los Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. It supports organisational strengthening, sustainable agriculture, food security, forest and biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, rural enterprise and inclusive finance, and advocacy for smallholder farmers, particularly women and indigenous communities, and is funded largely through international cooperation.

Location

Climentoro, Guatemala

Founded

1974

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Focus areas

networksmallholder farmersfood securityclimate changeforest conservationagrobiodiversityHuehuetenangoGuatemala

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservationPoverty & HungerCommunity developmentWater & SanitationGender equalityEmployment & SkillsDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

CommunitiesWomen & GirlsYouthIndigenous peoples

How they work

Capacity buildingAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmesResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

Manejo Sostenible del Agua en Los Cuchumatanes (MSAC)

Water & Sanitation · Guatemala

Sustainable water management in the Los Cuchumatanes mountains, financed by USAID and implemented with FUNDAECO.

Restauración ecológica para la conectividad en las cuencas Selegua e Ixcán

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Guatemala

Ecological restoration for landscape connectivity in the Selegua and Ixcán watersheds in Huehuetenango.

Protección de Ecosistemas únicos y especies endémicas amenazadas

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Guatemala

Protection of unique ecosystems and endangered endemic species in seven conservation units in Huehuetenango.

Uso sostenible de la agro-biodiversidad de maíz, frijol y especies sub-utilizadas

Poverty & Hunger · Guatemala

Sustainable use of agrobiodiversity in indigenous and peasant communities in Central America to support food security and climate adaptation.

Mujeres Rurales y Cambio Climático (MRCC)

Gender equality · Guatemala

Programme strengthening rural women's role in climate change adaptation and advocacy networks, financed by the Norwegian Development Fund.

Countries of operation

Guatemala

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsEU fundingGovernment funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

USAID, Unión Europea, FAO, Rainforest Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, Oxfam, Heifer International, HELVETAS, Fundación Interamericana (IAF), Bioversity International, FUNDAECO, Fondo para la Conservación de Bosques Tropicales en Guatemala