Paz Mundo

Thiersee, Austria

HealthDisabilityCommunity developmentTax-deductible donations

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Profile last updated: October 29, 2026

About

Paz Mundo is a foundation based in Thiersee, Austria working on health, disability, community development.

Paz Mundo is a non-profit network linking the MAYA Peace Foundation, the Paz Mundo Hospital and social programmes in the highlands of Sololá, Guatemala, with associations in Austria and Switzerland that collect donations. The hospital was built after a large donation from an Austrian doctor and opened in 2002, and the foundation runs social programmes for the MAYA population, including therapy for children with disabilities and a weaving project for widows and single women. The Austrian and Swiss associations are run by volunteers and fund the hospital and social programmes. The Paz Mundo Centre on Lake Atitlán also hosts seminars, group journeys and healing stays, which are linked to the teaching of Omrael Norbert Muigg.

Location

Thiersee, Austria

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Focus areas

MAYAHospitalGuatemalaSololáLake AtitlánSocial programmesIndigenous peoples

Languages

DEESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthDisabilityCommunity development

Works for

PatientsChildrenPeople with disabilitiesWomen & GirlsIndigenous peoples

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Hospital Paz Mundo

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Health · Guatemala

Hospital in the highlands of Sololá, Guatemala, serving the MAYA population, with an operating theatre, maternity ward, dialysis unit and expanded departments.

Therapy for children with disabilities

Disability · Guatemala

A therapist and hospital team travel to remote communities around Sololá to bring children with disabilities into care.

Weaving project

Community development · Guatemala

Weaving project for widows and single women in Guatemala, whose products are sold to support the work.