Participants sketching together around a workbench

Link4 is a guatemala based social ORGANIZATION that fosters Local Innovation and Sustainable Development through PARTICIPATORY design EDUCATION, capacity building and CO-CREATIVE experiences.

Golden light over Lake Atitlán

We bring people together, make space for new types of thinking & inspire actions for a more sustainable way of life.

Our immersive, hands-on, CO-CREATIVE experiences provide a unique environment where groups and individuals learn and apply the skills and mindsets of Design Thinking and Co-Creation by contributing to solve real, relevant challenges, alongside local innovators in a colorful indigenous Guatemalan village.

Two women talking in a village market

Co-Creative Experiences

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“These opportunities have changed each of us in such positive ways that will have effects throughout our lives and careers.”
— J.W.
“We all clearly formed a deep respect for the households, a sense of family, and a remarkable connection.”
— M.L.
“we are incredibly grateful for your invitation for us to share in those unique and really transformative opportunities.”
— O.S.
“the iterative (design) process with the local women was both humbling and more educational than tests in the lab or reading textbooks would ever be”
— N.M.
Aerial view of Santa Catarina Palopó

On the shores of Lake Atitlán, Sololá, colorful Santa Catarina PalopÓ, is home to the work of link4.

we are on a mission to improve the living conditions of local families and foster cultural identity; Through “hogares sostenibles” we provide access to innovative technologies and services, creative capacity building and training, and connect families with income generation opportunities.

Three children smiling in front of a wooden wall

Hogares Sostenibles

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