Cosmic Social Outreach

22/12/2020

We are pleased to announce that 3 photographs from our entry for the INBAR Bamboo Photo Competition 2020 were selected as winners!

Jessica Devnani (Pink Plankton) Jessica Devnani won second place.
And
Ivan Davila Ivan Davila and Josué Samol Navichoc Josué Samol received highly commended!

The competition themes were: ‘Bamboo in nature’, ‘Livelihoods, lifestyles and people’, and ‘Made with bamboo’.
INBAR (The International Bamboo and Rattan) Organisation is the biggest independent intergovernmental group which promotes solutions to poverty and environmental sustainability using bamboo and rattan.
So it is fantastic to receive recognition from INBAR and we are thrilled to have 3 images selected from our San Pablo Eco Salon Primary School project.

You can see the results and other winners here:
https://www.inbar.int/announced-the-winners-of-the-photo-competition-2020/
https://www.inbar.int/event/photocomp2020/

Congratulations to Jessica, Ivan and Josué!
Pink Plankton Jessica Devnani
Josué Samol
Ivan Davila

01/12/2020

https://vimeo.com/485284875
Once upon a time there were Festivals.
One of the greatest expression of the human culture.
Special places where people from all countries, kind and color come together to co-create, learn, play, dance, share, love. Unique moments of connection and inspiration where travellers and dreamers, artists and dancers, builders, performers, presenters, kids, olds, men, women bring beautiful and colourful differences to celebrate unity.
We Are One.

Festivals celebrate connection and creativity and so we did at Cosmic Convergence Festival, imagining and practicing new possible ways of being together, exploring ancient technologies, celebrating the encounter of Mayan culture with contemporary sustainable lifestyles.

Cosmic Social Outreach brought some of the magic happening at the Cosmic Convergence outside the festival, in the form of beautiful natural buildings donated to the local community of Lake Atitlan.

In this video we share our last adventure.
In January, we transformed the bamboo structures of Journey Portal area into a playground library donated to the Biblioteca Comunitaria Rija'tzuul Na'ooj in San Juan la Laguna. A journey made of solidarity, art, sustainability, fun, bamboo, cultural exchange and more, where all participants shared, learned and grew as never before.

We believe in a different world, where human societies and Nature cohexist in harmony.
We put that belief into practice and we believe that this is the seed of the new world we want to build.

Festivals will be back.
We will be back, with bigger outreach and greater impact.

Love.

The bamboo library extention was built and donated in January 2020 within the community library “RIJA‘TZUUL NA’OOJ” of San Juan La Laguna,…

08/10/2020

EMERGENCY AID NEEDED - Cosmic Family is requesting your support for the people of San Marcos.

In San Marcos La Laguna, an unknown number of people are missing and 4 have been confirmed dead after a rock landslide buried over a dozen houses and destroyed many more. The hundreds of members of the local Mayan community are now being evacuated from their homes and many have lost all of their possessions. Rescue teams are moving in to search for survivors and our friend organization has created a campaign. There is an immediate need for funds to cover costs of disaster management, medical services, food, and temporary lodging. To spread this message, please comment on this post, share in your networks and donate if you can. Please support the cause a upt gf.me/u/y32kd5

In San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala, an unknown number of people are missi… Wellkind Guatemala needs your support for Landslide Recovery: San Marcos La Laguna

24/09/2020

Alkimia, the bamboo installation that collects water from fog and rain, is finalist in the prize Acción ODS! Let's help them by voting this project on this link http://bit.ly/VotacionesAccionODS2020

Alkimia was first exposed at Cosmic Convergence Festival as an art installation aiming at raising awareness about acces to water.

Good luck!

23/06/2020

We are happy to invite you to the online event

"B A M B O O F U T U R E S
What's happening on the Bamboo scene in Guatemala?"

As part of the London Festival of Architecture 2020, Jan Balbaligo will be leading a discussion about bamboo architecture in Guatemala and its growing popularity in the country. She will also be joined by a range of guests who work and promote natural building and social projects locally and internationally.

FREE EVENT - Thursday 25th June
7:00-7:40pm (UK time)
12:00-12:40pm (Guatemala time)

With Agostino Giannetti - Synaptica Projects
Ivan Davila - El Taller Construcciónes Orgánicas
Silvia Zamprogna - Cosmic Social Outreach
José Rodrigo Chávez - Geomante
Vicente Scrich Cuc - Bamboo Constructor
Nicola Roten - Vision Guatemala

Please email: [email protected] for a Zoom Link
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10/06/2020

RootFlute Live for the fundraising!
https://bit.ly/3hjKrjN Link for people in need of food in Guatemala! Please give to this trusted organization if you can!!

03/06/2020

Many people in the Indigenous communities of Guatemala have lost their jobs or can’t access informal work due to strict lockdown measures.

Families are struggling every day to put food on the table.

Some fundraising have been done already but the need is enormous.

We decide to merge forces between ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social Outreach Conscious Convergence and project for feed another 100 families more in San Pablo La Laguna Lake Atitlan.

Our goal is to provide basic food baskets to the most vulnerable families: elderly, sick, single parents and those without income.

$32 provides food for 1 Family for 1 month!

If you can help with a a heartfelt donation every drop count. Join in and support those mostly affected by the COVID crisis in Guatemala.

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Muchas personas en las comunidades indígenas de Guatemala han perdido sus empleos o no pueden acceder al trabajo informal debido a las estrictas medidas de cierre.

Las familias luchan todos los días para poner comida en la mesa.

Ya se han realizado algunas actividades de recaudación de fondos, pero la necesidad es enorme.

Decidimos unir fuerzas entre ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social Outreach Conscious Convergence y project para alimentar a otras 100 familias más en San Pablo La Laguna Lake Atitlan.

Nuestro objetivo es proporcionar canastas de alimentos básicos a las familias más vulnerables: ancianos, enfermos, padres solteros y personas sin ingresos.

¡$ 32 proporciona comida para 1 familia por 1 mes!

Si puede ayudar con una donación sincera, cada gota cuenta. Únase y apoye a los más afectados por la crisis COVID en Guatemala.

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Molte persone nelle comunità indigene del Guatemala hanno perso il lavoro o non possono accedere al lavoro informale a causa di rigide misure di blocco.

Le famiglie lottano ogni giorno per mettere cibo sul tavolo.

Alcune raccolte di fondi sono già state fatte ma la necessità è enorme.

Decidiamo di unire le forze tra ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social Outreach Conscious Convergence e il progetto per nutrire altre 100 famiglie in più a San Pablo La Laguna Lago Atitlan.

Il nostro obiettivo è fornire cestini alimentari di base alle famiglie più vulnerabili: anziani, malati, genitori single e senza reddito.

32$ fornisce cibo per 1 famiglia per 1 mese!

Se puoi aiutare con una donazione sincera ogni goccia conta. Unisciti e supporta le persone maggiormente colpite dalla crisi COVID in Guatemala.

In Guatemala, prior to COVID-19, 66% of the overall population lived on less than US$ 2 per day. We need your help now! Many people in the indigenous communities of Guatemala have lost their jobs or can’t access informal work due to strict lockdown measures. F amilies are struggling every day to p...

02/06/2020

EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER FOR SAN PABLO's FAMILIES!

Many people in the Indigenous communities of Guatemala have lost their jobs or can’t access informal work due to strict lockdown measures.
Families are struggling every day to put food on the table.
Some fundraising have been done already but the need is enormous.
We decide to join forces between ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social Outreach Conscious Convergence and Synaptica project for feed another 100 families more in San Pablo La Laguna Lake Atitlan.

Our goal is to provide basic food baskets to the most vulnerable families: elderly, sick, single parents and those without income.
$32 provides food for 1 Family for 1 month!

If you can help with a a heartfelt donation every drop count. Join in and support those mostly affected by the COVID crisis in Guatemala.
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Muchas personas en las comunidades indígenas de Guatemala han perdido sus empleos o no pueden acceder al trabajo informal debido a las estrictas medidas de cierre.
Las familias luchan todos los días para poner comida en la mesa.
Ya se han realizado algunas actividades de recaudación de fondos, pero la necesidad es enorme.
Decidimos unir fuerzas entre ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social OutreachConscious Convergence y project para alimentar a otras 100 familias más en San Pablo La Laguna Lake Atitlan.

Nuestro objetivo es proporcionar canastas de alimentos básicos a las familias más vulnerables: ancianos, enfermos, padres solteros y personas sin ingresos.
¡$ 32 proporciona comida para 1 familia por 1 mes!

Si puede ayudar con una donación sincera, cada gota cuenta. Únase y apoye a los más afectados por la crisis COVID en Guatemala.
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IT
Molte persone nelle comunità indigene del Guatemala hanno perso il lavoro o non possono accedere al lavoro informale a causa di rigide misure di blocco.
Le famiglie lottano ogni giorno per mettere cibo sul tavolo.
Alcune raccolte di fondi sono già state fatte ma la necessità è enorme.
Decidiamo di unire le forze tra ODIM Guatemala Cosmic Social OutreachConscious Convergence e il progetto per nutrire altre 100 famiglie in più a San Pablo La Laguna Lago Atitlan.

Il nostro obiettivo è fornire cestini alimentari di base alle famiglie più vulnerabili: anziani, malati, genitori single e senza reddito.
32$ fornisce cibo per 1 famiglia per 1 mese!

Se puoi aiutare con una donazione sincera ogni goccia conta. Unisciti e supporta le persone maggiormente colpite dalla crisi COVID in Guatemala.

In Guatemala, prior to COVID-19, 66% of the overall population lived on less than US$ 2 per day. We need your help now! Many people in the indigenous communities of Guatemala have lost their jobs or can’t access informal work due to strict lockdown measures. F amilies are struggling every day to p...

In Guatemala, prior to COVID-19, 66% of the overall population lived on less than US$ 2 per day. We need your help now! Many people in the indigenous communities of Guatemala have lost their jobs or can’t access informal work due to strict lockdown measures. F amilies are struggling every day to p...