HELP BUILD LA CHOZA CHULA’S NEW BASE!

Fundraising campaign by La Choza Chula
  • £1,449.00
    raised of £15,000.00 goal goal
9% Funded
25 Donors
Raised offline: £1,907.00
Total: £3,356.00

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La Choza Chula has been improving the quality of education and supporting the local community to benefit from the growing surf tourism in a small rural village in Guatemala for over 4 years now. In only 4 years we have:

- Built a community library (the only one in the entire region) with over 2500 books and education programs run by our local librarian.

- Built a Secondary School with 75 students enrolled.

- Built a Computer Lab with 17 brand new computers, offline resources and teacher training.

- Launched 3 successful social enterprises giving work to local women, young people and guides: Chula Bags, Chula Bracelets & Chula Tours.

- Forged partnerships with Medical, Veterinary, Education and Health organisations bringing them to the village and widening our impact.

We have achieved a lot in a short space of time, and now we are ready to take the organisation to the next level and multiply our impact. To do so we need a base that we can be proud of, that will improve sales of our hand-made products and locally-run tours, as well as providing the space for our staff and local makers to work in.

Currently La Choza Chula is operating from a rented space, which is shared as a home, office, shop and workshop for our local makers. So in 2017 we will be building a space to run workshops for the community, an office and a shop, as well as accommodation for volunteers. This will all be built by local contractors, providing local employment throughout construction.

We have already invested in a plot of land in the village (see video below), now we just need YOU to help us raise the money to turn these dreams into reality.


We need £15,000 to build the following:

  • One WORKSHOP space to deliver our adult education and training programmes, such as training local tour guides, teaching English and facilitating workshops given by visiting volunteers and partner organisations.
  • One SHOP to help sell our handmade, local products, such as Chula Bracelets and Chula Bags, as well as selling and promoting our award winning and locally-run Chula Tours.
  • One OFFICE space to provide a safe working environment for our staff and volunteers to run all of La Choza Chula's operations.
  • One rooftop CAFE space, to help encourage tourists to visit and spend more time at La Choza Chula
  • Any excess funds would go into basic accommodation that would house volunteers and staff, enabling us to grow as an organisation and expand La Choza Chula projects:

What your money can buy:

  • £10 donation would get one bag of cement, 5% of all the cement we need!
  • £25 donation will get you 5% of all the bricks we need!
  • £50 donation will get you 50ft of quality 'Conacaste' wood, to build the amazing Guatemala palm roofs, fitting in with the local housing style!


If you're new to La Choza Chula then head to www.lachozachula.org to find out a bit more about what we do, or check out just some of our achievements below! (not including LCC work in 2017)

Equally you could read this Guardian article or this Financial Times piece, to learn a bit more!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US CONTINUE OUR WORK IN EL PAREDÓN, GUATEMALA!

Rewards

You will receive a digital photo album of beautiful photos and videos of El Paredón, Guatemala.

1 Backers

PDF copy of the La Choza Chula book along with the above digital photo album.

3 Backers

Have your name inscribed on the "FUNDER'S WALL" of the building, when it is made, as well as all of the above.

4 Backers

2 nights stay and food in El Paredon, on the pacific coast of Guatemala, as well as all of the above.

0 Backers

Get a weeks holiday in El Paredon, with all accommodation and food provided by us, as well one of our award winning mangrove tours and cooking classes.

0 Backers

Fundraising Team

  • La Choza Chula
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  • Fundraising and Partnerships Manager
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  • London, UK
  • Alex Bevan
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  • Business Development Manager

Donors

  • 3 Million Page
  • Posted On Jun 25, 2017
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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Feb 21, 2017
£300.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Feb 05, 2017
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Donors & Comments

25 donors
  • 3 Million Page
  • Posted On Jun 25, 2017
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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Feb 21, 2017
£300.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Feb 05, 2017
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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Feb 04, 2017
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  • Michael Boniface
  • Donated on Jan 25, 2017
  • Keep up the great work Ben & co!

£25.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jan 18, 2017
£100.00
£10.00
  • Katherine Saunt
  • Donated on Jan 11, 2017
£20.00
  • Hugh Creighton
  • Donated on Jan 11, 2017
  • Good work Ben!

£45.00
  • Tim Crisp
  • Donated on Jan 11, 2017
  • Best of luck to all the crew with your fundraising, it's great work that you are doing and so important for communities to get this sort of support.

£70.00
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£1,449.00
raised of £15,000.00 goal
9% Funded
25 Donors
Raised offline: £1,907.00
Total: £3,356.00

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities