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• - Conciliation Resources' analysis includes complete text of the accords, a timeline of the peace process, and consideration of the impact on various social groups.
  
• - An organization formed to coordinate local activism on Guatemala in the United States.
  
• - Houston Chronicle special report on civil war and beginning of peace.
  
• - Information about U.S. clothing manufacturers (and two food processing companies) contracting with maquilas in Guatemala that discriminate against women on the basis of their reproductive status.
  
• - RAND report on difference in objective and perceived economic well-being, in an environment of economic growth of the late 1980's and early 1990's.
  
• - An international organization offering unarmed protective accompaniment to human rights activists, unions, students, women groups, refugees, and communities threatened with violence in Guatemala.
  
• - Searchable database of more than 5000 documents relating to Guatemala which are available from the US Central Intelligence Agency.
  
• - A non-profit which functions as a center for women to unite and to develop skills in communications technology to enable better representation in the world and in the media. In English and Spanish.
  
• - Guatemala genealogy resources at RootsWeb.
  
• - A non-profit international development organization working to reduce poverty among Q'eqchi' Maya in Eastern Guatemala. Describes programs, organizational structure, and how to get involved.
  
• - Description of a project by a multinational group of Masons in Guatemala to replace traditional cooking methods with more healthy ones.
  
• - Canada-wide organization in support of peace-building initiatives of Guatemalan popular movement. Human rights, tours and campaigns, analysis, newsletter.
  
• - Human Rights Watch charges in this report that women in Guatemala's largest female-dominated labor sectors face persistent sex discrimination and abuse.
  
• - Service group provides information on meeting times, goals, and projects. [English/Spanish]
  
• - Nonprofit shelter in Sumpango, Sacatepequez. Describes dog rescue and rehabilitation programs, with education materials on animal welfare.
  
• - Homes for orphaned, abused, or abandoned children, in Guatemala City and Rio Dulce. Describes programs, facilities, and financial support needs. [English/Spanish/French]
  
• - Antigua-based international group working with Maya K'iche people to recover their land in Los Cimientos. Gives dispute history, and describes ways to get involved.
  
• - Documents and analysis based on US and Guatemalan government records, covering topics such as Arbenz's ouster in 1954, US policy, and citizens who were disappeared during the 1980s.
  
• - Community development nonprofit which organizes handicraft producers, provides microloans and training, and sponsors tours of participating communities. Describes programs and offers retail and wholesale purchasing online.
  
• - Overview of language families, and comparison of Spanish and indigenous place names. [English/Basque]
  
• - The mission of this organization is to contribute to the integral development of the disadvantaged people and communities of Central America and the Caribbean.
  
• - Consignment store of contemporary and antique Maya dress, located in Antigua. Many photos of weaving and embroidery, arranged by village, with commentary on designs.
  
• - A gay virtual magazine for Guatemala and the hispanic gay community.
  
• - a non-profit, humanitarian organization monitoring, documenting and reporting on human rights in Guatemala, also works for political asylum, womens issues, and torture survivors.
  
• - Antigua-based center to match foreign visitors with volunteer opportunities throughout the country. Gives overview of services and placements, with recent newsletter and financial information. [English/Spanish/German]