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Category Archives: Guatemala
Guatemala, Don’t you want to make a difference?
Yesterday the Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala erupted. Popular TV journalist Anibal Achila was killed by volcanic rocks, about 1,700 people have been displaced, and 3 children are missing. In less than two months, a SalaamGarage team made up of a select group of citizen journalists (professional and amateur photographers, videographers, bloggers, etc) embark on an [...]
Also posted in about, citizen journalism, travel, voluntourism, educational trips Tagged Agros International, Civil War, Guatemala, indigneous, Land Ownership, Mayan, Pacaya Volcano Leave a comment
New partnership with BLURB!
This is a great week. Blurb and SalaamGarage began an official partnership. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Blurb, the company has revolutionized the way people can self-publish books of their work be it photographs, illustrations, words, etc. Let me back up. Our India09 travelers self published a book “India as witnessed by 10 citizen journalists” using Blurb. They rounded up photos and some [...]
Also posted in India September 2009, Self Publishing Tagged blurb, India, Self Publishing, Vatsalya 1 Comment
GUATEMALA in T minus 3 months!
OMG, this is so exciting – our trip to the Ixil Triangle in Guatemala is just around the corner. So far, we have an amazingly talented and diverse team of 4 citizen journalists that will be joining SG founder & internationally known photographer Amanda Koster this July! For Jody, Great Phebe, Sam, and Mira – [...]
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El Paraiso Guatemala- Agros International SalaamGarage Trip July 2010
photo by Agros International Join us in Guatemala this summer. Our partner NGO is the amazing Agros International- putting land ownership into the hands of rural indigenous peoples. Check out their photo stream on Flickr. Contact us for more info and sign-up now before the trip fills. Deadline this february! Join Us in Guatemala Summer [...]
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Village Batzchocola- Agros and SalaamGarge Summer 2010
photo from Agros International For more beauty from Agros International and the villages, like Batzchocola, they work to help throughout rural Guatemala. www.agros.org/ag/our-villages/guatemala/batzchocola/ Join Us in Guatemala Summer 2010 Here are the stories we will be working on in Guatemala with Agros International. Choose yours!
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New article about guatemala trip!
http://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/traveling/salaamgarage-guatemala.html
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