In a World Filled with Food Security Challenges, There are Solutions
Families and communities in rural Guatemala have struggled with chronic malnutrition and food insecurity for generations. This has led to ongoing cycles of poverty and poor health that are hard to escape.
To break these cycles and dramatically improve lives, our Program provides families with long-term training and resources for producing their own reliable food security, better health, and increased incomes.
What is the Seeds for a Future Program?
In 2009, we launched a sustainable food security training program for restoring the health and well-being of rural Guatemalans, who endure one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in Central America and the world.
The Program continues to flourish throughout Guatemala because families are empowered to take charge of their food, health, and incomes.
Families incorporate our training and starter resources for a long-term strategy of self-reliance, enabling them to overcome many of the challenges they face and lead brighter lives with lasting change.
Generational Change and Resilience:
The knowledge and skills the program's participants use to achieve nutritious food security, reduce chronic disease, and increase their incomes become established as familial and community practices.
These practices are passed to future generations, contributing to healthier and more vibrant communities for generations to come.
Because our Program's approach is low-cost, locally led, and modular, it can be replicated in rural communities across the globe, without a heavy infrastructure footprint.
You can learn more about how our Program works here.
Our Impact as of 2025:
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The Program serves 19 communities located in 10 states across Guatemala
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Over 5,200 Families have graduated from the Program
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41,600+ people have benefited (avg family size = 8.0)
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Thousands of home gardens created and maintained
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Thousands of protein animals raised
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20,000 native fruit, cacao, and timber trees planted and producing
Seeds for a Future Program Locations in Guatemala
The INCAP Research Study of the Seeds for a Future Program
An independent, randomized controlled trial of the Seeds for a Future Program was conducted from 2014 to 2017 by the internationally respected Institute for Nutrition in Central America and Panama (INCAP).
Funded by the Nestlé Foundation of Switzerland, INCAP’s research revealed that Seeds for a Future’s strategies and methods produce measurable positive improvements in the health of participating mothers and babies.
Follow-up interviews showed an extraordinary level of sustainability – more than 80% of study participants reported continuing one or more actions they had learned from the Seeds for a Future program.
