Partnerships
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Based on years of experience working internationally, Starfish is convinced of the need for partnerships with other programs to avoid the proverbial “reinvention of the wheel.” Through collaborating with other organizations, Starfish is able to provide higher quality services and programming that truly unlock the potential of Guatemala’s future leaders. Starfish works shoulder-to-shoulder with the following organizations in Guatemala:
- WINGS Guatemala provides training and materials for Starfish mentors on subjects pertaining to reproductive health. www.wingsguate.org
- Save the Children shares its time-tested knowledge and experience in the area of personal finance training targeting young men and women in rural settings. www.savethechildren.net
- Friendship Bridge (FB) helps Starfish One by One inform parents of their crucial role in creating the conditions that foster academic success for their children. www.friendshipbridge.org
- JUCONI Foundation (Mexico) provides training on forming relationships of trust and empathy in addition to working with Starfish One by One staff on topics relating to family violence. www.juconi.org.mx
- La Puerta Abierta (The Open Door) is a community library in Santiago, Atitlan that shares materials and training with the Starfish One by One program. www.opendooratitlan.org/about_pba.html
COLORADO PARTNERS
- Concinnity Initiatives is a non-profit organization that has partnered with Starfish One by One to produce a children’s book. The book will be based on the actual writings of the young women in the Starfish One by One program, and will be completed in the summer of 2011. www.concinnityinitiatives.org/
Starfish One by One is fortunate to have the generous support of the following businesses who continually demonstrate their commitment to girls’ education:
- Evergreen Animal Hospital generously donates the Starfish One by One office space in Colorado. They also provide complimentary first-time wellness visits for Starfish One by One supporters www.evergreenanimalhospitalpc.com/
The following restaurants have organized events to support Girls Education and Starfish One by One
- One World Café (Evergreen) www.oneworldcafeevg.com/
- Root Down Restaurant (Denver) www.rootdowndenver.com/







