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Recently, members of the Rotary Club of Annapolis traveled to Guatemala for a week-long service visit, hosted by the Rotary Club of Lake Atitlan. One of their most meaningful stops was Vista Hermosa, where an ambitious Clean Water and Sanitation project is underway. Their visit offers a powerful glimpse into the kind of community-driven change that The People’s Consultants exist to support and amplify.

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We are thrilled to announce that construction has officially begun on the Vista Hermosa well project.

This visit brings together students, alumni, and friends of Chaminade College Preparatory School with the Rotary Club of Lake Atitlán for a week of service, learning, and fellowship in Guatemala's highlands. The centerpiece of the trip is Panimaquip, San Lucas Tolimán, a community completing a 50-year journey from water scarcity to sustainable sanitation. Visit this transformative project, work alongside Rotary-supported programs, and connect with the people and landscapes th

Bruce Clemens ’72 left Cornell after graduation with a one-way ticket to Guatemala and a desire to “cure poverty,” a mindset he says wasn’t unusual among classmates of that time....

The following are excerpts from essays by James Nejat, a student at Cornell University, in which he traces his unexpected journey from an uncertain business major to a purpose-driven path shaped by service, global health, and hands-on problem solving. In these passages, James reflects on how a month-long volunteer trip to Guatemala with the San Lucas Mission transformed his understanding of career, leadership, and impact—revealing how something as simple as building safer hom