While our mission is to build long term food security, the pandemic merited a quick response with emergency aid. We provided 20 Kaqchikel families with direct support at start of the COVID crisis. These are families who are part of CEPC Toliman’s permaculture training program, but are struggling to meet daily needs during the emergency lockdown measures. The emergency aid bags included food, toilet paper, and cooking supplies.

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Please enjoy this powerful reflection written by our board member Mariana about CIELO’s recent board retreat to Guatemala. What began as a journey across Lake Atitlán became a deeper pilgrimage—of relationship, reciprocity, and remembering. From ancestral ceremonies to visits with our local partners, Mariana’s words offer a moving glimpse into how land and community shape our work.

June 1, 2025

Equipo CIELO

Se Busca Asistente de Ventas Locales (Media Jornada)

Buscamos a una persona confiable y proactiva para apoyar las ventas y distribución local de la baraja Living Maya. Este rol combina ventas, difusión y entrega a tiendas locales, así como el cumplimiento de pedidos por envío dentro del país.

April 7, 2025

Liz Flores

CIELO x CEPC Tolimán Re:Earth Grant Report 2024

In 2024, the Re:Earth grant supported CEPC Tolimán’s transformation—connecting the center to electricity for the first time, deepening native permaculture with cacao and melipona bees, and hiring its first full-time Maya team member. Over 70 participants joined workshops that strengthened food sovereignty and ancestral ecological knowledge in Quixayá, Guatemala.

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