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We break the cycle of poverty through holistic education.

In the communities where we work just 1 out of 3 residents have attended school.

Students at Safe Passage are graduating with dreams, opportunities, values, skills, and abilities that will serve them as they transform their own lives, communities, and Guatemala.

Who We Are

We are a majority Guatemalan-led and community-centered NGO based in the most marginalized urban neighborhood of Guatemala City. We are the only school in Guatemala utilizing the Expeditionary Learning model, integrated health and wellness services, and life and social skill building. We are proving that this model can break the cycle of poverty in just one generation.

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What We Do

Through constant evaluation, innovation, and collaboration, Safe Passage has cultivated incredible change over 25 years. From Early Childhood to University-bound students, our educational community cultivates the next generation of young leaders and change-makers in Guatemala through excellent education, trauma-informed wrap-around health, mental health, family services, and leadership development.

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Who We Serve

We partner within Guatemala City’s Zones 3 and 7, neighborhoods of about 60,000 residents surrounding the largest landfill in Central America. The area has been historically neglected, marginalized, and exploited, with the highest rates of poverty, violence, and trauma in the Americas. We serve 600 students annually, reaching 3,000 community members with transformational programs.

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Watch our most recent video: Safe Passage/Camino Seguro 25 Transformative Years.

Hear from the students, families, and staff who make this incredible work possible and dream big as they transform their lives. “I aspire to be an engineer, to become someone important, so people might say, “Where is he from?” —Safe Passage 2024 9th Grade Student