Niche is a clothes store located just a block from Central Park that sells women’s and children’s clothes and items from local artisans. The profits from the store are donated to fund Paso a Paso (step by step), an NGO located in Barrio La Cruz, close to Antigua.
Paso a Paso was originally self-funded by the founder. Over the years as it has grown its partnerships not only with Niche but with the local Spanish consulate, various local stakeholders as well as a number of USA based churches whose donations in cash, time and labor are used to fund the many programs Paso a Paso provides to children and families in and around Barrio La Cruz and Pastores.
The first program was educationally based to support children living in Barrio La Cruz to attend elementary, middle, and high school as well as supporting them through college. Paso a Paso also has programs to help build homes and distribute food for families in the surrounding neighbourhoods.
The educational programs are held in an old church that has been converted into a 3 story multipurpose building. It serves as a center for the after school program, a preschool, and sometimes even housing for missions groups. The building has a fully functioning kitchen where after school snacks are prepared for the children and lunch is prepared for the preschoolers.
To learn more about Paso a Paso for donating and volunteering visit www.Pasoapasomissions.org
Address: 4a Calle Oriente #10, CC El Jaulón, Antigua Guatemala
Tel: +502 3217-2767
Instagram: niche.antigua
