2022 Ottawa/Perth Fall Virtual Auction

Guatemala Stove Project
START
04
November 2022
04:00 PM EDT
END
14
November 2022
08:00 PM EST
RAISED
$18,565.00
GOAL $25,000.00
74.3% To Goal

About Our Auction

Guatemala Stove Project (GSP) is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to helping indigenous Maya people in the western highlands of Guatemala. This November, GSP is hosting its third joint Perth-Ottawa online silent auction. There are many items which are sure to tempt! Take your time and scroll through the gallery of Guatemalan crafts, paintings, jewellery and delicious food items and more. Payment and pickup details are provided with each item.

Monies raised by this auction will be used to fund the construction of chimney vented cookstoves in Guatemala. This has an immediate health benefit for the families, cuts greenhouse gas emissions and helps to preserve forests.

As well as bidding, you can donate directly to one or more of our programs. A family cookstove costs $350 and a school cookstove $600, an educational bursary for one girl is $650 and a typical micro-loan is $150. Tax receipts will be issued for amounts over $20.

E-transfer: i) in the recipient box write Guatemala Stove Project or GSP, ii) in the email box write info@guatemalastoveproject.org, iii) in the message box state "Auction donation" and provide your name, mailing address with postal code and specify whether for stoves (family or school), micro-loans or bursaries. No security question is necessary.
Cheque: i) make payable to Guatemala Stove Project, ii) in the note state "Auction donation" and the desired program(s) iii) mail to Guatemala Stove Project, PO Box 20057, Perth, ON, K7H 3M6


About Guatemala Stove Project

Guatemala Stove Project (GSP) is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to helping indigenous Maya people in the western highlands of Guatemala. Founded in 1999 in Perth, Ontario, GSP is a registered Canadian charity #871977617RR0001.

To date, GSP has funded the construction of 7,918 chimney vented cookstoves and 48 school cookstoves. This has an immediate health benefit for families, cuts greenhouse gases and helps to preserve forests.

GSP supports girls to attend middle and high school with the aid of educational bursaries. Our micro-loan fund is used to finance many small ventures which would otherwise be impossible. Additionally, GSP responds to emergency needs such as health problems and environmental disasters.

Please see our website GuatemalaStoveProject.org for more information.

Learn More