Andrea Pesce
PresidentCo-founder of Comparte and CEO of zeroCO2.
In Guatemala since 2018
Education
Education
changes everything
We are an Italian-Guatemalan nonprofit. We bring training to the most isolated communities in Petén. Your support helps us continue.
Petén, Guatemala
1,500+
people trained since 2018
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Born at a table, between Rome and Petén
About us
A project born
A project born
at a lunch table
It was 2018. A group of young Italians and Guatemalans sat down to eat and asked themselves: what do the communities in Petén really need? The answer was simple but hard: quality education, practical tools, connection with the wider world.
From that lunch, Comparte was born. The name means share in Spanish. Today we work in Guatemala with programs in university training, climate education, and rural community development.
"We believe education is the only ingredient capable of triggering sustainable development."
Where we come from
Comparte Cinema (2018–2020)
Between 2018 and 2020, we brought Spanish-language film screenings to 7 rural communities in Petén, in collaboration with Cuba's ICAIC. Those evenings are the starting point of Comparte: a concrete way to share culture in places where little arrived. Everything else started from there.
Board
Who leads
Who leads
Comparte
Irene Culcasi
Vice PresidentEducation researcher, focused on service-learning.
Virgilio Galicia Gregorio
Liaison GuatemalaLiaison with the indigenous communities of Petén.
Impact
Numbers that
Numbers that
speak clearly
1,500+
people trained among faculty and students
Comparte Universidad
27
students in the first cohort of the climate program
Comparte Educación
46+
rural communities reached in Petén
Comparte Comunidad
2018
year founded, still in the field every year
Comparte Onlus
Projects
What we do
What we do
on the ground
Active
Comparte Comunidad
In the rural Petén communities where zeroCO2 plants trees, Comparte brings training. Organic agriculture, sustainable land management, and economic autonomy for farming families.
Active
Comparte Universidad
Online seminars with European faculty for students and professors at CUDEP, the most isolated university center of Guatemala's only public university. Since 2018, 1,500 people trained.
Active
Comparte Educación
A 5-module program on the climate crisis for young people aged 13-17 in rural communities. First cohort: 27 students in Nuevo Horizonte, with INAB and Guatemala's Ministry of the Environment.
Support
How to
How to
support our work
Donors from outside Italy: SEPA bank transfer to Banca Etica. Italian residents can also direct their 5x1000, an Italian tax allocation mechanism that lets taxpayers direct 0.5% of their income tax to a nonprofit at no extra cost.
Bank account (Italy)
Banca Etica
IT27J0501803200000016738783
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Frequently asked
What people
What people
often ask us
Can I donate to Comparte from outside Italy?
Yes. Bank transfers from outside Italy go to Banca Etica, SWIFT/BIC CCRTIT2T84A, IBAN IT27J0501803200000016738783, account holder Comparte Onlus. Tax deduction in the donor's country depends on local rules and bilateral treaties.
What is 5x1000 and can foreigners use it?
5x1000 is an Italian tax allocation mechanism that lets taxpayers direct 0.5% of their income tax to a registered nonprofit at no extra cost. It is only available to people who file an Italian tax return. Foreign donors should use the bank transfer route.
How is Comparte different from other NGOs in Guatemala?
Comparte focuses on a single department (Petén) and a single development pillar (education), with three layered programs: university training with USAC/CUDEP, climate education for teenagers, and agricultural training in rural communities. The Italian-Guatemalan founding team has been on the ground in the same territory since 2018.
Who are Comparte's institutional partners?
University partners: USAC, LUMSA, Scholas Occurrentes, European Schoolnet. Government partners: INAB and MARN. Private benefit company: zeroCO2 (reforestation in the same Petén communities). Donation platform: 1Caffè.
How can my organization partner with Comparte?
Comparte welcomes academic partnerships (faculty teaching online seminars to CUDEP), grants, and joint project applications. Contact info@comparte.it with a one-paragraph proposal and a contact person.
Guatemala
From the field,
From the field,
our stories
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Partners
Who we
Who we
work with
USAC
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
LUMSA
University of Rome
Scholas
Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes
INAB
Instituto Nacional de Bosques, Guatemala
MARN
Ministerio de Ambiente, Guatemala
zeroCO2
Italian-Guatemalan benefit company
1Caffè
Italian fundraising platform
European Schoolnet
Brussels
Press
They write
They write
about us
Millionaire
«We take fruit trees and donate them to local populations»
February 2021
University of Bologna
Interview with Andrea Pesce, founder of zeroCO2 and Comparte
Alumni Stories
Tempo Stretto
A thread connecting Italy and Guatemala: the dream of a group of young people
January 2019
zeroCO2 Magazine
Reforestation and education: one month of Lime trees for Comparte
August 2023