Architects Without Borders

UPDATE: We collected 100+ raincoats that were distributed in Guatemala City and well received.  Thank you everyone for your contributions on a very short notice.

Architects w/o Borders-Seattle is sending a delegation to Guatemala on June 12th to initiate a program aimed at improving housing and infrastructure in the urban squatter communities surrounding Guatemala City through small scale design interventions.

Camino Seguro, AWB-Seattle’s partner organization that does work in the squatter communities of Zona 3 - has made an emergency last minute request:

We are in desperate need for raincoats for all of our children (ages 2-18 years old) The organization that was supposed to bring us 500 raincoats, has just fallen through. Rainy season has just begun in Guatemala and raincoats will provide warmth and protection from the elements for the children in Guatemala City’s urban slums. They will bolster the strength of children’s immune systems and help combat the spread of malaria, cholera, leptospirosis, hepatitus A and typhoid - diseases that strike during the rainy season.

As a symbolic gesture with tangible impact on children’s health, raincoats are a fitting start to AWB-Seattle’s mission to help improve shelter in Guatemala City’s urban slums through incremental, small-scale design intervention. They represent the kind of projects we hope undertake in the city in years to come.

Please help us bring shelter to the children of Guatemala City by bringing your used raincoats to:

1. Hybrid Architects at 1205 East Pike St. on the corner of 12th and E Pike. There will be a donation box in the entry lobby marked AWB-Seattle Guatemala Raincoat Drive. The lobby will be open 10AM until 5:30PM on Saturday and Sunday and from 8AM until 6:30PM from Monday thru Friday.
2. Mithun at 1201 Alaskan Way at Pier 56. There will be a donation box in the first floor entry way marked AWB-Seattle Guatemala Raincoat Drive. This is open Monday until Thursday from 7:30 am to 5:30pm.
3. After hours drop-offs can be made at the Betsy Ross Condominium at 1120 17th Ave. There will be a box on the front porch. Donations will be accepted until 3:00PM on Thursday, June 12th.
4. 842 NE Ravenna Blvd. Donations can be left at the front door. This is a private residence so please be respectful when dropping donations off.

If you have questions or have a dozen or more raincoats to donate with no way to get to a drop-off point please e-mail bens@awb-seattle.org.