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An IDEX partner since 1995, ISMU, the Institute for Overcoming Urban Poverty, was formed by community groups in the shantytowns of Guatemala City to improve living conditions in their neighborhoods. ISMU works with 22 communities from 7 regions/states, benefiting around 35,000 people. ISMU was founded in 1992 to strengthen community-based organizations in marginalized urban areas by building community organizational skills, encouraging active participation in the communities and stimulating leadership among community members.
IDEX supports ISMU’s core programs, focusing on 4 different areas: job training, education, community capacity-building and housing.. This picture shows a family who benefited from the ISMU scholarship program. Through its Education program, ISMU supports almost 200 students from over 13 communities with scholarships. These scholarships cover tuition fees, school supplies, uniforms and transportation fees for those who live very far away from their nearest schools. Their scholarship program is different from the traditional scholarship, as they’re not given based on grades, but on the families’ living conditions.
