Abby Weil is currently working through a fellowship with the Advocacy Project at ADIVIMA. She's blogging about her experiences in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz. She kindly contacted us and it's great to have the opportunity to flag up the great work of the Association for the Integral Development of the Victims of the Violence in the Verapaces, Maya Achi. From their website:

"The Association is directed by the mission to: seek solutions to social, economic, education and political problems caused by the internal armed conflict of the 1980´s that widows, orphans, survivors, and victims face; help ensure the carrying out of the Peace Accords signed by the Guatemalan government and the United Revolutionary National Guatemalans and the completion of reports by the Commission of Historical Clarification and REMHI (Recooperaction of Historical Memories); construct momuments in honor of the 49 massacres in different communities in Baja Verapaz; facilitate the process of reflection and healing; empower the communities so that they can be influential in governmental and social affairs and in the solutions to their own needs."

ADVIMA is a non-profit organization that seeks to find solutions to the social, economic, educational, and cultural problems caused by the internal conflict. We'll continue to read Abby's blog about living and working in Rabinal with interest.