ABOUT Us
Collaborative
We are a student-run organization by the University of Michigan's BLUElab. Along with our partner NGO, CasaSito, we focus on identifying and executing sustainable development solutions in Guatemala.
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During the summer of 2019, our travel team conducted a needs assessment in the home communities of various CasaSito-sponsored students in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The travel team was also able to establish a partnership with a group of CasaSito-students in Panorama, Antigua to establish an engineering club where students will learn about the principles of socially-engaged design through the development of their own project.
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At spring break of 2020, the Sa' Nima' team confirmed the needs identified during the 2019 trip and worked with families to develop solutions for future implementation. In the summers of 2023 and 2024, travelers from our team visited Guatemala and implemented 4 ventilated stoves and 4 mechanical washing machines for the families of Casastio Scholars. In summer of 2025 our team will build more ventilated stoves and perform a needs assessment to better inform our next project based on the needs of the families.​
Our Partners
Mission: Create opportunities for Guatemalan youth to achieve their academic, personal and professional potential, so that they can transform their future.
Vision: To be an association that provides youth with a development program that is both human and professional, in a family atmosphere.
Sa'Nima' Collaborative is a proud partner of CasaSito, a non-profit organization that supports Guatemalan youth and their families through scholarships, educational workshops, extra-curricular activities, and more.
Sa'Nima' works with CasaSito co-designing sustainable technology that supports CasaSito scholarship-recipients and their families.
For more information, visit CasaSito.org
