Guatemala Village Health

What Guatemala Village Health does

Guatemala Village Health (GVH) is a Seattle-headquartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has delivered integrated community health and development services in rural Guatemala since 2008. Working primarily in the Sierra Santa Cruz mountains and around Lake Izabal in the Department of Izabal, GVH operates clinics and outreach programs serving approximately 10,000 people across villages including Chinachabilchoch, Santiago, and El Estor, with a clinical roster of 150+ chronic disease patients and a nutrition program reaching 200 babies. Its program portfolio spans direct healthcare delivery, healthy homes initiatives, maternal and child nutrition, permaculture-based food security, and community education.

GVH operates through a hybrid beneficiary and donor model. End beneficiaries are rural Guatemalan families who receive services largely free of charge, funded by a diversified U.S. donor base that includes individual donations, a Circle of Caring monthly giving program, program-specific appeals, planned giving, volunteer trip fees, and annual gala/auction events (the 2021 auction alone raised approximately $60,000). The organization employs roughly 10-12 staff, governed by a 12-member board, and has established a Guatemalan sister organization (Aldeas Sanas Guatemala) to enable in-country operations and governance. Key institutional partners include Guatemala's Ministry of Health, Vitamin Angels, Rotary Clubs, University of Washington Bothell Nursing, and New World Villages. A 2024 capital milestone, the CIDECAS Development & Training Center, marks a transition from a pure service-delivery model toward a training and capacity-building institution. The organization is not a technology company and has no disclosed AI, software, or digital product offerings; its primary infrastructure investments to date are clinical, agricultural, and a communications tower enabling connectivity across the remote service area.

Name

Guatemala Village Health

Legal name

Guatemala Village Health

Website

https://gvhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guatemala Village Health is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers integrated healthcare, nutrition, permaculture, and education programs to approximately 10,000 people in remote villages of the Sierra Santa Cruz and Lake Izabal region of Guatemala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare delivery
• Community health programs
• Nonprofit humanitarian services
• Maternal and child health
• Permaculture training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: General donations from individual supporters via PayPal, credit card, or bank transfer. Donors can make one-time or recurring gifts.
2. Circle of Caring Monthly Giving: Annual membership giving society with tiers at $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000+ levels. Members receive exclusive events, recognition, and engagement opportunities with founders and leadership.
3. Program-Specific Donations: Donors can direct gifts to specific programs such as Healthy Homes (smokeless stoves, composting toilets, water filters), Healthy Moms & Babies, and Nutrition through Permaculture with fixed price points.
4. Planned Giving: Bequests through wills, charitable gift annuities, beneficiary designations on retirement accounts/IRAs, life insurance, and stock donations for long-term donor engagement.
5. Volunteer Trip Fees: Volunteers pay a $250 non-refundable deposit toward trip fees, which cover operational costs. Volunteers pay their own travel expenses.
6. Annual Auction & Gala: Annual fundraising auction and gala events, with the 2021 virtual event raising approximately $60,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Guatemala Village Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit humanitarian organization that delivers primary healthcare clinics, dental care, maternal and child health services, chronic disease management, healthy homes installations (smokeless stoves, composting toilets, water filters), and permaculture/nutrition training to rural Mayan villages in Guatemala's Sierra Santa Cruz mountains and Lake Izabal region. Funding is secured through individual donations, the Circle of Caring membership program, grants, and bi-annual volunteer medical mission trips.

Product overview

Guatemala Village Health is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that offers a coordinated portfolio of healthcare, healthy homes, nutrition, and permaculture products and services targeting rural Guatemalan villages. The offerings include physical products (smokeless stoves, composting toilets, water filters, screened windows, nutritional supplements, permaculture supplies) and training services (midwife training, permaculture farming education). These are donation-based program items where supporters can fund specific products for families, rather than commercial products. The organization also operates clinic services, volunteer medical missions, and community development programs through its Development & Training Center in Chinachabilchoch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smokeless Stove for safer and more efficient cooking Rocket-style smokeless stoves that eliminate indoor smoke, reduce respiratory problems, and burn fuel more efficiently for rural Guatemalan households; donor-funded at $100 per stove.
• Screened Window for ventilation and bug protection Screened windows that provide ventilation while protecting against disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and ticks in tropical regions; donor-funded at $25 per unit.
• Composting Toilet Above-ground hygienic composting toilets that separate urine, prevent odor through proper moisture content, and produce compost for enriching soil; donor-funded at $150 per toilet.
• Water Filter for a family Eco-filters made from special clay with antibacterial coating that provide clean drinking water and reduce water-borne diseases like diarrhea and parasites; donor-funded at $35 per filter with an approximate 3-year lifespan.
• Nutrition Supplements to prevent stunted growth Nutritional supplements provided to children 6-24 months during the critical first 1,000 days of life to prevent stunting and support brain development; donor-funded at $75 per child per year.
• Training midwives in pregnancy care and safe delivery Monthly certification training and ongoing education for lay midwives in prenatal care, delivery management, and post-delivery support in collaboration with the Guatemalan Ministry of Health; donor-funded at $50 per year.
• Access to contraception for family planning Family planning services providing contraception options including injections and implants to empower women to make informed reproductive health choices; donor-funded at $15 per person per year.
• Book or toy to help baby development Educational materials and toys that support physical, cognitive, social, and emotional child development through play; donor-funded at $5 each.
• Training in permaculture farming for healthy food Yearlong permaculture training consisting of 6 workshops taught in Q'eqchi' language at the center in Chinachabilchoch, helping families develop food forests and kitchen gardens; donor-funded at $30 per family per year.
• Tools for planting and harvesting Basic farming tools including shovels, rakes, hoes, and pitchforks for permaculture farming activities in rural villages; donor-funded at $25 per set.
• Plant starts for a perennial food forest Starter fruit-producing trees and bushes for establishing food forests that provide ongoing sources of vitamins, minerals, and calories for families; donor-funded at $55 per set.
• Seeds for high nutrient foods for sustainable farming Diverse selection of high nutrient food seeds to replace 'slash and burn' techniques and restore native Mayan crops like corn, beans, and vegetables grown sustainably; donor-funded at $45 per packet.
• Fencing to protect vegetables from animals and vermin Chicken wire fencing to protect kitchen gardens from roaming chickens, pigs, and wild animals, enabling predictable food production; donor-funded at $40 per unit.
• Volunteer Medical Mission Trips Twice-yearly 2-week medical trips (July and February) where US volunteers join Guatemala staff to provide primary care clinics in remote villages; volunteers pay a $250 non-refundable deposit plus their own travel expenses.
• Circle of Caring Monthly Giving Membership Annual membership giving society with tiers at $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000+ levels; members receive exclusive events, recognition, and engagement opportunities with founders and leadership.
• Rural Village Healthcare Clinics Mobile primary care, dental, chronic disease management, and health education clinics delivered across 10+ rural villages in the Sierra Santa Cruz mountains and Lake Izabal area, with a permanent clinic facility in Chinachabilchoch.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 patients receiving ongoing clinical care and medications for chronic diseases
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UW Bothell NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UW Bothell Nursing program to provide healthcare and training in villages while educating nursing students. Students participate in medical mission trips gaining global public health experience.
• Ministry of Health GuatemalacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration to provide healthcare in remote villages, clinic certification, health worker training coordination, and vaccination programs. GVH clinic adopted as official 'mobile clinic site' in Ministry of Health system.
• Rotary Clubs (US and Guatemala)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to ship container of medical supplies and equipment to support health center in El Estor and new hospital in Morales. Joint funding for health infrastructure.
• Vitamin AngelsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership featured in Vitamin Angels impact communications, providing nutritional supplements and support for maternal and child health programs.
• Aldeas Sanas GuatemalacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGVH's sister organization in Guatemala with separate board of directors including medical doctors, business owners, and Ministry of Health representatives. Helps lead technical, operational, and community-based initiatives.
• University of San CarlosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Guatemala's public university on health system and workforce development initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/guatemalavillagehealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guatemala-village-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/guatemalavillagehealth
• Xx.com/gvillagehealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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