Faces and Our Cultures

Name

Faces and Our Cultures

Legal name

Faces and Our Cultures

Website

https://facesandcultures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Faces and Our Cultures is a Guatemala-based private organization founded in 2005 that runs youth cultural exchange programs between Guatemala, the United States, and the United Kingdom, serving Guatemalan ambassadors, US students and teachers, and host families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Cultural Exchange Programs

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Language Schools (611630)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Adjustment & Intercultural Training Programs (EDAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Immersion Add-Ons (Culture + Language) (EDAIAEAL), Short-Term Secondary Immersion & Cultural Exchange Trips (EDAIAHAD), Language Immersion & Cultural Exchange Programs (THAKAGAE), Cultural Adjustment & Integration Services (intercultural programs, community connection) (EDALANAD)

Keywords

• Youth cultural exchange
• International student programs
• Boarding school placement
• College counseling services
• Summer immersion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cultural Exchange Program Fees: Revenue is generated through fees for cultural exchange programs of varying durations. Programs include Fall Exchange (2 months), Boarding School (2 months, 6 months, or 1 year), Summer Programs (2-4 weeks for US students, 8 days for teachers), and College Counseling services. The organization serves participants from Guatemala traveling to the US and US students/groups traveling to Guatemala.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Faces and Our Cultures is a Guatemala-based cultural exchange organization founded in 2005 that organizes youth cultural immersion programs. It offers semester-long fall exchanges, US boarding school placements, summer immersion programs in the US and UK, teacher exchange programs, and college counseling services. The organization operates with approximately 9 employees and partners with 100+ international educational organizations.

Product overview

Faces and Our Cultures is a cultural exchange organization offering a portfolio of youth empowerment programs centered on international experiences. The core offerings include the Fall Program (cultural exchange with US host families), Boarding School US (pre-university experience on campus), and various Summer Programs (US Student Summer Program, Teacher Summer Program, and Faces UK). The organization also provides College Counseling as an add-on service. All programs are designed for youth development through cross-cultural immersion, with partnerships with over 100 international educational organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Faces UK: Summer program in the United Kingdom for cultural ambassadors
• Fall Program
• Boarding School US
• College Counseling

Products and services

• Fall Exchange Program Semester-long cultural and academic exchange program for Central American and Guatemalan youth to study and live with host families in the United States. Targets high school students seeking cross-cultural immersion and English-language academics.
• Boarding School US Placement service that matches international students with US boarding schools for multi-year academic programs. Serves students and families seeking boarding school admission and ongoing support in the United States.
• Summer Programs (US Students) Short-term summer cultural immersion programs for US students seeking international experience abroad. Targets individual students and families interested in cross-cultural summer programming.
• Summer Programs (Teachers) Summer cultural exchange programs designed for US teachers seeking international professional development and cross-cultural teaching experiences. Targets professional educators.
• Summer Programs (UK) Summer cultural immersion programs delivered in the United Kingdom for international students seeking exposure to British culture and education.
• College Counseling College application guidance and admissions counseling for international students seeking placement at US universities. Targets college-bound students and families needing US higher education application support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each ambassador impacts approximately 400 people during their cultural exchange through community projects and cultural sharing

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Over 100 International Educational OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaces & Our Cultures operates in alliance with more than 100 international educational organizations focused on global youth empowerment and development. These partnerships enable the delivery of exchange programs across multiple destinations and provide credibility and network infrastructure for participant placement in schools and host families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Learning (The Experiment in International Living): World Learning runs The Experiment, a flagship high school intercultural exchange program with homestay components. Directly comparable youth demographic, homestay model, and cross-border cultural immersion focus.
• Nacel Open Door: Nacel Open Door runs high school semester/year programs and short-term language immersion exchanges, with host families across multiple destinations. Comparable program structure and target audience to Faces' offering.
• Rotary Youth Exchange: Rotary's long-running youth exchange program places high school students abroad with host families for cultural immersion. Directly comparable in program philosophy, target demographic, and homestay delivery model.
• Greenheart Travel: Greenheart offers high school and college cultural immersion programs with host families, including Spanish-language immersion in Latin America. Closest direct competitor on US-to-Latin-America youth exchange model.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: AFS is one of the largest global youth exchange nonprofits, running semester/year immersion programs with host families in dozens of countries. Directly comparable in target market (high school youth), program structure (cultural immersion + language), and host-family placement model.
• CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange): CIEE operates high school study abroad, language programs, and cultural exchange experiences. Overlaps directly with Faces' Fall Program, Boarding School, and Summer Programs across the same customer segments and host family infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Projects Abroad: Projects Abroad runs volunteer and cultural immersion programs for youth in Latin America including Guatemala. Comparable in target market and short-duration immersion format, though its core model is service-based rather than academic exchange.

Broad incumbents

• ISA (International Studies Abroad): ISA focuses on college-level study abroad, including short-term language and cultural programs in Latin America. Broader portfolio than Faces but overlaps on Spanish-language immersion and Guatemala-region programming.
• Academic Programs International (API): API provides university-level study abroad and short-term immersion programs in Latin America and Europe. Overlaps on language immersion and college-adjacent programming but serves an older demographic.
• Education First (EF) High School Exchange Year: EF operates a large-scale, branded high school exchange year program with host families in multiple countries alongside its much larger language travel business. Overlaps in exchange product but operates at substantially greater scale and marketing sophistication.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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