Executive Director of Casa Guatemala says, 'this is my passion'.
Casa Guatemala is school that provides food, health care, and education to Guatemalan children. Hotel Backpackers is a hotel and restaurant that volunteers can stay at while spending time with the children. All of the profits from Hotel Backpackers directly support Casa Guatemala. The organization is run by Mount Roya...
Apr 17, 2019
Indigenous leader tells students 'you belong here' (Archived)
New students attending Mount Royal University for their first days of orientation will share many experiences. Meeting strangers who might become close friends over the next few years; the nerves that clutch at your gut as you enter the massive auditorium and look for your program; and, for the first time, hearing facu...
Apr 07, 2019
Passion for Fair Trade Takes Calgary Coffee Shop Owner to Guatemala to Meet Bean Farmers
Many people in the developed world joke about not being able to survive without their "morning joe". For many people around the world, coffee is their means of survival. Coffee beans are one of the most valuable tropical agricultural commodities. An estimated 125-million people depend on coffee for their liv...
Apr 01, 2019
Ryan Wenger inspects a coffee cherry in Guatemala. (Trevor Chambers, CMRU.ca)