Creamos
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Creamos is a non-governmental organisation based in Guatemala City, Guatemala working on employment & skills, mental health, gender equality +2 more.
Creamos is a non-profit organisation based in Guatemala City that works with women living in the community surrounding the city's garbage dump. It combines emotional support and wellness programmes with workforce development, vocational training, education and income-generating opportunities. Its aim is to create safe spaces, foster leadership and help women and their families leave dangerous informal work in the dump for safer, dignified employment or self-employment. Services are delivered by licensed psychologists and staff, and include free childcare during working hours. Creamos also runs mi eelo, a social business that employs trained seamstresses.
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Creamos Voces (Emotional Support)
Mental health · Guatemala
Free therapeutic and psycho-educational services for women and families, including individual, group and family therapy, grief, Al-Anon and seniors groups, and legal consultations.
Workforce Development Department
Employment & Skills · Guatemala
Vocational skills training, work readiness support, financial literacy and job placement to help women move from dangerous work in the garbage dump into formal employment or self-employment.
Alternative Education Program
Education · Guatemala
Free, accredited education for community members excluded from traditional education and the formal labour market.
Accelerated Education / Advanced Computer Programming Course
Employment & Skills · Guatemala
Three-month computer programming course, delivered with Level Up, with a financial stipend and job matching after completion.
Barista Training
Employment & Skills · Guatemala
Speciality coffee training in partnership with Coffee District, ending in a barista certification.
Industrial Sewing and Screen Printing Training
Employment & Skills · Guatemala
Training that prepares participants for entry-level formal seamstress positions, linked to the mi eelo social business.
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