PhotoPhilanthropy

About the Organization

Semilla Nueva helps communities gain economic independence and rejuvenate their land through hands-on education and collaborative sustainable agriculture projects. Guatemala is the most malnourished country in the Western Hemisphere, and farmers there are facing extreme soil erosion and a vicious debt cycle from buying chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We work one-on-one with small farmers in coastal communities in Guatemala to establish sustainable agriculture techniques such as green manures, agroforestry, no-till agriculture, and composting, so that they can rebuild their soil organically in a way that will increase their crop yield, making it possible to both turn a profit and feed themselves and their families. In this way, Semilla Nueva strives for both international food security and environmental sustainability through the work we do.

About the Opportunity

Photographers will document our sustainable agriculture projects and the real lives of rural Guatemalans.