Project Somos

What Project Somos does

Project Somos, now operating under the name Ütz B'ey Guatemala (meaning "The Right Path" in Kaqchikel, gifted by the community in 2025), is a Guatemalan charitable organization founded in 2008 and operated by Compassion Fruit Society, a Canadian Registered Charity (charity number 86332 6468 RR0001). The organization runs an integrated, holistic child development model in the rural highland community of Aldea Chivarabal, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, serving 76 enrolled children and youth, 208 families, and approximately 1,000 community residents. Its programs are delivered on-site and combine free preschool-through-middle-school education with a trilingual curriculum (Spanish literacy, English as a second language, and digital fluency), life-skills development (including a personal life project at age 11), an organic garden that supplies over 70% of children's meals, and an on-site health clinic built in 2018 that has hosted the community's official health centre since 2025.

The core service offering comprises five interconnected pillars: a Holistic Education Program (academic plus life skills), a Nutrition Program anchored by the on-site organic farm, a Health Clinic staffed since 2025 by a Ministry of Public Health nurse, an Economic Empowerment Program for young adults, and a Community Program built on shared decision-making. A new initiative, "Preparing for Your Future," is being developed in partnership with Guatemala's Ministry of Education to certify and integrate the trilingual curriculum into public schools across Chimaltenango.

The organization is funded entirely through charitable donations, processed through Compassion Fruit Society via Canadian donation platforms (CanadaHelps) and international channels (ICFDN). All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Outreach occurs primarily through a website (utzbeyguatemala.org), a MailChimp community newsletter, social media, and donation platform integrations. There is no commercial product, no pricing model, and no technology stack beyond standard nonprofit marketing tools.

Name

Project Somos

Legal name

Compassion Fruit Society

Website

https://projectsomos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ütz B'ey Guatemala (formerly Project Somos) is a Guatemala-based nonprofit, operated by Canadian charity Compassion Fruit Society, providing free holistic education, nutrition, health, and economic empowerment programs to 76 children and 208 families in the rural community of Aldea Chivarabal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education and Community Development

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Services (611), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Rural education programs
• Community health clinic
• Child nutrition services
• Holistic child development
• Nonprofit community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aldea Chivarabal, Chimaltenango

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Funded through charitable donations from individuals and organizations. Operated by Compassion Fruit Society, a Canadian Registered Charity (number: 86332 6468 RR0001). Accepts monthly donations, planned giving, and fundraising campaign contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Project Somos (now Ütz B'ey Guatemala) operates a holistic child development program providing free preschool-through-middle-school education, two daily snacks and a balanced lunch sourced from an on-site organic garden, and an on-site community health clinic. It also runs economic empowerment and community programs to support children and families in Aldea Chivarabal, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, all funded by charitable donations.

Product overview

Ütz B'ey Guatemala (formerly Project Somos) is a charitable organization operating as a single, integrated child development program rather than a modular product platform. The organization provides a holistic ecosystem of interconnected services: a Holistic Education Program (preschool through middle school with trilingual focus), Nutrition Program (meals from organic garden), Health Clinic Services (community health centre), Economic Empowerment Program (career and skills training), and Community Program. A new expansion initiative called 'Preparing for Your Future' is being developed in partnership with the Ministry of Education to extend their trilingual education model to public schools across Chimaltenango.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holistic Education Program Free preschool, elementary, and middle school education with full-day schooling and after-school support, designed to make children trilingual in Spanish, English, and technology, alongside life-skills classes building emotional intelligence, communication, decision-making, and personal responsibility.
• Nutrition Program Provides two daily snacks and a balanced lunch (hot meal and fresh salad), with over 70% of food sourced from an on-site organic garden free of chemical pesticides, plus family education on nutrition and food security.
• On-site Health Clinic Services Community health clinic serving all 1,000 residents of Aldea Chivarabal Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm; since 2025 hosted as the official community health centre staffed by nurse Ana Salomon from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, providing check-ups, basic medical care, and hygiene education.
• Economic Empowerment Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% of food consumed by children comes from on-site organic garden
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Education (Guatemala)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to certify teaching programs and share the holistic education approach with public schools across Chimaltenango. The 'Preparing for Your Future' program will integrate trilingual education (Spanish literacy, English as second language, digital fluency) into public school curriculum as part of each child's weekly learning.
• Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Guatemala)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2025, the Ministry has stationed nurse Ana Salomon at Ütz B'ey Guatemala's on-site health clinic, which now serves as Aldea Chivarabal's official health centre. Clinic operates Monday to Friday, 8am-4:30pm, providing regular check-ups, basic medical care, and hygiene education to all community members.
• CanadaHelpsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCanadian online donation platform enabling Canadian donors to make tax-deductible charitable contributions to the organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Common Hope: A Guatemala-based international nonprofit that provides education, health care, and housing support to families in Antigua and surrounding villages, combining school sponsorship with family-development programming.
• Limitless Horizons Ixchel: A nonprofit operating a school and youth-development programs for indigenous children in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala, with a similar mission of providing education, nutrition, and support to rural Mayan communities.
• Casa Guatemala: An orphanage and school serving abandoned and at-risk children in rural Guatemala, providing education, nutrition, and healthcare — directly comparable integrated child-development model.
• Niños de Guatemala: A Dutch-Guatemalan nonprofit running primary schools for children from low-income families in rural Guatemalan villages, offering holistic education combined with family support programs.
• Mayan Families: A nonprofit working alongside indigenous families in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala on education, nutrition, healthcare, and economic empowerment programs — closely matching Ütz B'ey's integrated service model.

Broad incumbents

• Pencils of Promise: A global nonprofit that builds schools and improves educational access in developing countries including Guatemala, with comparable focus on rural education quality but broader geographic and programmatic reach.
• Children International: A major international child-sponsorship organization providing education, health, and youth-employment programs in Latin America including Guatemala, offering similar integrated child-and-family services.
• SOS Children's Villages: A large international NGO operating child sponsorship, family-strengthening, and education programs across Latin America including Guatemala, providing similar holistic child-development services at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Refuge International: A nonprofit delivering medical and educational services in rural Guatemala, with comparable operational model combining volunteer-driven service delivery in remote highland communities.
• Long Way Home: A nonprofit operating a sustainable school in rural Guatemala that combines environmental education, vocational training, and child development — sharing Ütz B'ey's holistic and locally-rooted approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-somos

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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