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The Sienna Project offers a unique opportunity to experience the people and culture of Guatemala in a very personal way. Volunteers will spend 3-4 days of the 7-night/8-day trip working at the school site. The rest of the time will be spent traveling by van in the highlands and exploring a couple of significant sights before leaving. For more information, please email us at https://www.siennaproject@gmail.com

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Narrowing down perspective sites, Derek meets with village leaders to ensure that the community will commit to:

donating/designating land to be used for the school

clear the land prior to the Sienna Project volunteers arriving in March 2025

provide a number of village volunteers to work alongside the Sienna Project volunteers to raise the exterior walls

having villagers continue to work to pour a concrete floor and install the roof, windows, doors and swing set/seesaw after the Sienna Project volunteers have returned to the US.

teach girls as well as boys, which can sometimes be an issue in the more rural and less developed areas of Guatemala.

Once a site is selected, the work begins! Derek starts working with the community to prepare the land while he orders the earthquake-proof panel and H-shaped posts that will make up the three room school, along with many other building materials.