A group of women smile and laugh during a game of bingo at an elderly care center in Patanatic, Guatemala, on January 10, 2019.

A woman carries a bucket of water on her head as she helps take care of plants in a community garden in San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala, in August 2018. The community garden in San Antonio helps provide food and jobs for indigenous people that live in this area.

Women from Chukmuk, a close-knit community in Guatemala, gather hand and hand to show appreciation for one another on August 9, 2018. Chukmuk is a village populated by displaced survivors of the mudslides that took place on October 5, 2005, from the effects of Hurricane Stan.

Kids hang from a soccer goal post during their lunch break at school in Tierra Linda, Guatemala. Tierra Linda is a small community up in the highlands of Guatemala where many indigenous people live.

Mothers from Peña Blanca help carry concrete blocks to the Peña Blanca Preschool for volunteers to help build a wall around the school to protect the area. Peña Blanca is a small town in rural Guatemala primarily inhibited by indigenous families.

Children do a traditional Maya dance at their preschool in a small community, Peña Blanca, Guatemala, on November 23, 2018. These students are wearing traditional traje (clothing) which is an essential aspect of the Maya culture. Traje is unique for its storytelling function, as each color and stitch cultivate imperative meanings. Garments serve as an expression of both identity and geography.

A woman artisan sews a bag in Panajachel, Guatemala, on November 14, 2018. This woman is apart of the Artisan Program through Mayan Families where the organization purchases handcrafted beaded jewelry, handbags, houseware, accessories and more, directly from local Guatemalans at an ethically determined price and sells them both locally and internationally so the artisans have a change to grow and expand their market.

Students work on an activity at a preschool in Tierra Linda, a small community in Guatemala on October 17, 2018. Education in Guatemala is not free, and many children who live in rural areas of Guatemala do not have access to sustainable, affordable education.

Two people play a balloon popping game during a Christmas party at the Elderly Care Center in Panajachel, Guatemala, on December 11, 2018.

A woman lifts a girl up in the air at Tierra Linda public school in Guatemala during an activity. This woman is apart of SolSeed retreats, a yoga retreat group that travels to different parts of the world.