Oneness is an organization of Canadians and Guatemalans working together to improve educational opportunities through the following programs:
UPDATES FROM THE FIELD ...
January 2012 update to Susan & Richard's December Newsletter
Warm Greetings from Guatemala,
We are gripped today by sadness at the loss of a dear young mother of six. In our Christmas Newsletter we told you about the sad plight of this woman and her family. Her name was Leticia, and she was a woman who struggled to the end ...

Planting Seeds Training Sessions January 2012
“Planting Seeds” Training Sessions January 2012
Last week Planting Seeds and Camino Seguro hosted a three day teacher training session for public school teachers, working in Zone 3, around the Guatemala City Dump.
During these three days, teachers had the opportunity to learn about Planting Seeds, which is a progressive methodology based ...

Special Occasion Donation Card now available
Oneness is pleased to offer a Special Occasion Donation Card.
If you wish to make a donation to Oneness as a gift to wish family or friends Wedding, Sympathy, Get Well, Birthday, Anniversary or Thank-you wishes, this card can be printed and sent.
1. Donations can be made online or by ...
Cobden Information and Games Night in support of Oneness
WHAT: Ted’s Annual Games Night
Including a Show & tell of November 2011 trip to Guatemala and a preview of 2012 trip plans.
Followed by a rousing Crocinole tournament and tea (sandwiches/cookies/etc.).
WHY: In support of Oneness Through Service-Guatemala's educational project Planting Seeds
WHERE: Grace United Church, 27 Main Street, Cobden, ...
Susan & Richard's Christmas Newsletter (topic of CBC Ottawa Morning interview - Dec. 28, 2011)
Richard & Susan Schmaltz were interviewed on CBC Ottawa Morning, Wed. Dec. 28, 2011 regarding their 2011 Christma Newsletter which is posted below:
Click here to hear the CBC Ottawa Morning interview
Warm Holiday Greetings from Guatemala,
It is 4:00 am and in 5 hours we leave to return home to ...

We Have Water in Sacala!!!
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE!!
The photo of the women with their shy smiles is most poignant. Many years ago these women spoke to us about life in Sacala and told us that they were the ones in the community who were most in touch with the need for water. “It is the ...

Planting Seeds Teachers' Conference
Dear RTO Collegues and Friends,
I wish you could have been here at our first annual "Planting Seeds" Conference, to see the joy on the faces of the public school teachers when they recieved their RTO bags. As these teachers work for very little money in area schools around the Guatemala ...

Partnership Formed with Horizons of Friendship
We are pleased to announce that in May 2011, Oneness Through Service-Guatemala entered into partnership with Horizons of Friendship.
Since their founding in 1973, Horizons of Friendship has grown from a small group of concerned citizens from rural Ontario to the only NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in Canada with an exclusive focus ...

Breakfast with Richard
Greetings from Guate....
I thought you might like to view "Breakfast with Richard". I don't think that everyone knows that we have decided to work with the poor in Guatemala full time. The main reason for that decision was because Richard accepted the position as Executive Director with Safe Passage.
Many of ...
UPDATES FROM THE FIELD ...
January 2012 update to Susan & Richard's December Newsletter
Warm Greetings from Guatemala, We are gripped today by sadness at the loss of a dear young mother of six. In our Christmas Newsletter we told you about the sad plight of this woman and her family. Her name was Leticia, and she was a woman who struggled to the end ...
Planting Seeds Training Sessions January 2012
“Planting Seeds” Training Sessions January 2012 Last week Planting Seeds and Camino Seguro hosted a three day teacher training session for public school teachers, working in Zone 3, around the Guatemala City Dump. During these three days, teachers had the opportunity to learn about Planting Seeds, which is a progressive methodology based ...
Special Occasion Donation Card now available
Oneness is pleased to offer a Special Occasion Donation Card. If you wish to make a donation to Oneness as a gift to wish family or friends Wedding, Sympathy, Get Well, Birthday, Anniversary or Thank-you wishes, this card can be printed and sent. 1. Donations can be made online or by ...Cobden Information and Games Night in support of Oneness
WHAT: Ted’s Annual Games Night Including a Show & tell of November 2011 trip to Guatemala and a preview of 2012 trip plans. Followed by a rousing Crocinole tournament and tea (sandwiches/cookies/etc.). WHY: In support of Oneness Through Service-Guatemala's educational project Planting Seeds WHERE: Grace United Church, 27 Main Street, Cobden, ...Susan & Richard's Christmas Newsletter (topic of CBC Ottawa Morning interview - Dec. 28, 2011)
Richard & Susan Schmaltz were interviewed on CBC Ottawa Morning, Wed. Dec. 28, 2011 regarding their 2011 Christma Newsletter which is posted below: Click here to hear the CBC Ottawa Morning interview Warm Holiday Greetings from Guatemala, It is 4:00 am and in 5 hours we leave to return home to ...
We Have Water in Sacala!!!
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE!! The photo of the women with their shy smiles is most poignant. Many years ago these women spoke to us about life in Sacala and told us that they were the ones in the community who were most in touch with the need for water. “It is the ...
Planting Seeds Teachers' Conference
Dear RTO Collegues and Friends, I wish you could have been here at our first annual "Planting Seeds" Conference, to see the joy on the faces of the public school teachers when they recieved their RTO bags. As these teachers work for very little money in area schools around the Guatemala ...
Partnership Formed with Horizons of Friendship
We are pleased to announce that in May 2011, Oneness Through Service-Guatemala entered into partnership with Horizons of Friendship. Since their founding in 1973, Horizons of Friendship has grown from a small group of concerned citizens from rural Ontario to the only NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in Canada with an exclusive focus ...
Breakfast with Richard
Greetings from Guate.... I thought you might like to view "Breakfast with Richard". I don't think that everyone knows that we have decided to work with the poor in Guatemala full time. The main reason for that decision was because Richard accepted the position as Executive Director with Safe Passage. Many of ...

1. PLANTING SEEDS EDUCATION PROGRAM click here to read more
2. ONENESS COMMUNITY HOUSE click here to read more
3. SACALA LAS LOMAS WATER PROJECT click here to read more




