The Ripple Effect
The Ripple Effect Inc. strives to offer sustainable development programs that make a lasting impact in the lives of the Maya Ixil. We do this with a spirit of service to others and by listening to the needs of local people.
The Ripple Effect is a small non-profit working towards simple but meaningful goals: we serve individuals and communities most in need of a helping hand.
We do this in several ways. Our focus is on basic needs to ensure people in the Ixil region have the opportunity to uplift themselves and sustainably access clean drinking water, healthy homegrown food, and clean burning stoves that prevent respiratory illness and severe burns.
In recent years the Ixil people have struggled through genocide, neglect, and extreme poverty. Despite this the community works hard for a better life but struggle to meet basic needs like clean water, healthy food, and safe shelter.
The Ripple Effect addresses the Ixil’s lack of basic needs by installing communal water systems, providing education and support for sustainable and sound agricultural practices, and building clean burning stoves to remove harmful smoke from the home. In special cases TRE also provides immediate aid for those struggling to survive through the most extreme poverty.
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